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> There is a major ideological gap between the Boomer and Gen X liberals and the Zoomers on this front. The former were focused on craving out a space for plura
by tablespoon 4y ago
> There is a major ideological gap between the Boomer and Gen X liberals and the Zoomers on this front. The former were focused on craving out a space for pluralism in a society where the elite institutions were controlled by religious conservatives. The Zoomers grew up in a world where the religious conservatives have mostly been driven out of the elite institutions. They wish to use those institutions to advance their own moral ideology.
I've been getting those vibes too. Preach tolerance when oppressed, and oppression when in control.
- rayiner 4y agoI’d say it’s more tolerance or pluralism versus universalism. Neither Christian conservatives nor woke progressives are deliberately trying to “oppress” anyone. Both believe in a universal morality, and believe that the world would be better if society operated according to their moral principles. And both are willing to use institutions and social and legal coercion to get people to embrace their ideology. (I don’t mean to characterize either side pejoratively. There’s an internal logic to both of you start from the assumptions they believe to be true.)