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>> instead people seemingly are coming to the liberal and liberated countries with a distant goal of making them as backward and oppressive as the countries the
by galtwho 10y ago
>> instead people seemingly are coming to the liberal and liberated countries with a distant goal of making them as backward and oppressive as the countries they left/fled.
I see this line in "liberal" countries and find it hypocritical.
Part of being liberal is the freedom to adopt any legal practices that makes you happy. If "liberal" countries think XYZ practices are backward or oppressive, make it illegal and file cases against people violating it.
Asking others to follow unwritten rules isn't fair.
Many liberals are unhappy that immigrants haven't integrated and by this, they want immigrants to adopt language, dress, food and religion(mainly Atheism) of the majority. It is hard to make these things illegal and still call yourself as a liberal.
- pbhjpbhj 10y ago>Part of being liberal is the freedom to adopt any legal practices that makes you happy. // Yes, sort of. Let's take a slightly extreme example - liberal societies outlaw slavery. Suppose I come to France and want to keep slaves; how hypocritical of the French to talk about liberté and not allow me to keep the slaves that I wish to keep. I'm not sure it's true hypocrisy; it's just a innate part of liberalism that there are limits to the liberties allowed.
- galtwho 10y agowell it is outlawed, which mean illegal.. its illegal because it violates some aspect of freedom, liberalism or human rights.. so it is not hypocritical. It is hypocritical to claim liberalism but outlaw a person right to wear clothing of their choice in public areas...