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He could have done a lot of things to embrace cultural marxism, but he didn't because he's not trying to beat around the bush or avoid hurting the feelings of t
by shpoonj 15y ago
He could have done a lot of things to embrace cultural marxism, but he didn't because he's not trying to beat around the bush or avoid hurting the feelings of the easily offended.
It is not Dawkin's job to make you feel good about yourself. His life's work isn't about your, or anyone else's, comfort. It's a search for truth in the hope of a better future.
- jgrahamc 15y agoI don't know what cultural Marxism is, but if Dawkins wants those 40% of Americans to change their beliefs or even just question them then the point of my blog post is that calling them stupid is unlikely to be the right angle to persuade them of a different viewpoint or to even hear what he has to say next.
- dgunn 15y agoI fully agree. A lot of people grow up in a religious bubble (I did) and sometimes it requires bold statements to jar them into doing a little introspection. Defaults are powerful and it takes something equally powerful to cause a person to abandon them. Calling them stupid may seem childish, but it forced me to think about it. After that it only took a day or two to realize how stupid I actually was.
- jgrahamc 15y agoThat's an interesting counterpoint to my argument that calling people stupid would cause them to stop listening and not consider what's being said. Thanks.