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The powerful are always wrong when they are white men. Otherwise, they are always right.

• dr_dshiv 7y ago
  That's not the issue I'm referring to. While I agree that prejudice against white men exists, it's not really a terrible burden and doesn't really matter in my view. But, if we believe that the philosophical ideals underlying modern society are fundamentally evil or rejectable -- that is a serious deal to me. I reject the idea we should be born with shame for the whole of western human civilization as an evil upon the earth. We need to appreciate what we've all come from. When we know that we come from societies that are thousands of years old, we can better prepare for a positive future, thousands of years in the future. Taking white dudes down a notch, I have no issue with that. But I take issue with associating the classics with fascism -- and promoting the idea that reading and loving the classics is a sort of fascist act. No way. For instance, I think that if more people read Plato and understand his role in history, they would be happier -- and happier about the world they live in.
  • baked_ziti 7y ago
    > Taking white dudes down a notch, I have no issue with that Then you should have no problem dismissing the author and the content of his essay.
  • Vesuvium 7y ago
    For ages fascists have tried to propagate the idea that classics support their views; everyone dismissed them as preposterous. Now, it's the left that says it, to promote the idea that they are just, and no one is else, ever, even 2000 years ago.