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I am rather left of center myself, but there’s something sooo… San Francisco? Not sure how to call it, a sort of special holier than though liberal take like:
by voz_ 3y ago
I am rather left of center myself, but there’s something sooo… San Francisco? Not sure how to call it, a sort of special holier than though liberal take like:
> There's a lot to like about Tokyo, but there is a tendency toward conservatism
Where someone complains about a foreign culture being, well, foreign. At a certain point, I think, it’s critically important to stop comparing like this and instead frame it as a question.
- ilamont 3y agoMy use of the term "conservatism" refers to the "averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values" or "tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions" definitions, not the meaning associated with American politics.
- _blz2 3y agoHas it occurred to you that maybe that is the reason Tokyo is a high trust society and a safe city compared to non-conservative 0-trust and dangerous American cities?
- rayiner 3y agoHow dare you imply that people’s attitudes and beliefs have anything to do with where they’re from or affect the kind of societies they create. /s