People fail to recognize the idiocy of nationalism due to the randomness of birth. However, some of these same people still recognize the unfairness of birth as one may be born into a rich family and receive large inheritance while another may be born in a poor family within a poor, war-torn, country. Then we see people like Thomas Pogge proclaim that we have some sort of positive right to help these people.
A) Randomness has the capability of being unfair.
B) If you work for your capital, you can give the product of your labour to anybody, including your children. This can be viewed as 'unfair' or not, but the fact is, there is no obligation to help the world and there is nothing immoral about choosing someone over another to get your pay.
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