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My suspicion is that they had to find some ideological justification for writing about this cool project in a conservative magazine, so they probably just shoe
by tryitnow 7y ago
My suspicion is that they had to find some ideological justification for writing about this cool project in a conservative magazine, so they probably just shoehorned those lines in there.
I don't think this is a bad thing. The more conservatives are exposed to ideas and cultures that are radically at odds with contemporary conservative mores, the more likely these conservatives are to open their minds.
And make no mistake, ancient Rome as a pagan civilization is absolutely at odds with contemporary American conservatism. They can twist and shoehorn in their preferred takes as much as they'd like, but once the seed is planted the smarter conservatives start looking beyond the provincial ideas they're inclined to inherit from their immediate cultural background.
- jdpedrie 7y agoPerhaps more exposure to the intellectual tradition of conservatism would likewise help free you from, to borrow a phrase, "the provincial ideas" about your political opponents that you seem to have been "inclined to inherit from [your] immediate cultural background. "
- tryitnow 7y agoLol. Trust me, I've been down that path. I was not only conservative when I was younger, but fairly right-wing, including some beliefs close to NRx decades before that was a thing. I've read most of the books, been to the conferences (including multiple CPACs), raised money for right-wing causes, and worked for right-wing organizations including some personalities that most politically savvy people would recognize. Heck, my righ-wing connections were one of the reasons I was an early user of paypal (since one of my boddies was friends with Thiel and the Stanford Review crowd). So, thanks, but I've already done what you've said and have found it wanting and severely lacking.