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You pretty much could have just said, "What is the (purpose of / value in) defending ideas I don't like?" Obviously people may disagree on what you feel is "reg
by markdog12 9y ago
You pretty much could have just said, "What is the (purpose of / value in) defending ideas I don't like?" Obviously people may disagree on what you feel is "regressive".
- perfmode 9y agoSince when is regressive defined that way? If we can’t agree that there exist regressive ideas, what are we even doing here? I haven’t stated what I believe to be progressive or regressive. You don’t know what viewpoints I hold. I have withheld these viewpoints from the discussion precisely because I am trying to establish agreement regarding some basic, primitive notions.
- markdog12 9y ago> If we can’t agree that there exist regressive ideas And just what are those ideas? I'm guessing not everyone will agree to them. > I haven’t stated what I believe to be progressive or regressive. You don’t know what viewpoints I hold. It doesn't matter. My point is not everyone will agree with your viewpoints.
- perfmode 9y agoWhat is your point? How do you propose we move forward?
- echaozh 9y agoHow does the stock market go up? In a straight line? No, it moves up and down, but mostly up. That's why index funds are better, no? How do we move forward? Do we go straight ahead? Well, dictatorship is always moving straight ahead, because they can easily define what is progressive and what is regressive, by looking at the dictator. If progressiveness and regressiveness is so easy to define, what do we even need democracy for? Let's just find the most progressive person and appoint him our president/prime minister/chariman/king/chieftain, and let him lead us forward.