Edwird -> RE: How Modern Liberals Think (3/10/2017 11:41:38 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Edwird Ergo, every other of the nation states, even Denmark and Isle of Wight, today are more imperialist than... In order to deserve credit for not being imperialistic, a nation would first need to have the capacity to be imperialistic. We don't laud quadriplegics for refraining from running around beating people up. Ergo, you can't seem to think rationally. K. Point taken. But I'm just tired of all the crap about "At least we aren't as bad as the other guys were" being conveniently translated to "'least imperialistic." That is dishonestly disingenuous and way too convenient. Lest it escaped notice, this is actually an argument for an "enlightened regression," such as only fantasy could present. Believe me, I wish for that sometimes too, aside from the war aspect, but it is not reality. Earbuds and walking across the street and trying to get through the self-checkout line at the grocery store while engrossed in finger exercises and deep eye focus thereby on something somebody was stupid enough to pay $200-$750 plus $40-$80 a month for while accepting their predictable brief "Aughhh!!" or "sorry!" few microsecond moments in the process is apparently just a part of evolution. Quick reflexes are key in keeping the real world at bay, here. Along with seeing how much society can get away with not having even the most basic economic vs. useful function/utility sense co-coinciding with above.
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