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Of course "moderate" is relative. But relative to what? Relative to your ideology. You'd be tall in Nigeria relative to the median height. You'd be a moderat
by malermeister 5y ago
Of course "moderate" is relative. But relative to what?
Relative to your ideology.
You'd be tall in Nigeria relative to the median height.
You'd be a moderate in the US and a radical in Saudi Arabia relative to the prevailing ideology.
- throwaway894345 5y ago> Of course "moderate" is relative. But relative to what? Relative to your ideology. Incorrect, not relative to one’s ideology, but relative to the implicit political context (such as “US politics” or “Saudi politics”. If it were relative to each person’s own ideology, then everyone would identify as a moderate: “My ideology is moderate relative to my ideology”. > You'd be a moderate in the US and a radical in Saudi Arabia relative to the prevailing ideology. This is correct, but it contradicts your earlier claim that the definition of “moderate” is itself ideological. It’s contextual but not ideological.
- malermeister 5y ago"Implicit political context" is just a very roundabout way of saying "prevalent ideology". The ideology is the context.
- throwaway894345 5y agoYes, I was being precise. “Moderate” is relative to “the prevalent ideology” (although it’s not conventionally thought of as a single ideology, hence my phrasing). The point is that the definition isn’t an ideological matter.