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Intellectual curiosity in the spirt of classic liberalism is fading with the perpetually shifting sands of ephemeral, amnesic, digital pseudo-knowledge and mirr
by 1letterunixname 3y ago
Intellectual curiosity in the spirt of classic liberalism is fading with the perpetually shifting sands of ephemeral, amnesic, digital pseudo-knowledge and mirror image closed-minded orthodoxy of each side in the culture wars.
Ginsberg and Nabokov will disappear from America since the religious right is hell-bent on banning anything remotely controversial, the new left is now banning whatever they don't agree with, and most students' parents are too busy and uninvolved to push back against moral panics, ignorance, or indolence. The end result is like the fun level of modern kids' parks: so "safe" they're absolutely boring.
- flangola7 3y agoThe false "both sides are the same!" narrative is not productive or accurate.
- anon373839 3y agoI really don’t see the difference here. Both sides are true believers advancing their vision of How Things Should Be.
- janalsncm 3y agoYes, that’s how politics has always been and always will be. People get into politics to advance their vision for making things better. The question is how those visions differ. If the difference still isn’t clear, keep in mind there is only one party that consistently opposes giving food to hungry children.
- anon373839 3y agoI find this is a fairly typical comment. Though it acknowledges that there are differences of opinion and belief, it then tries to sidestep the philosophical quandary by simply claiming victory by default. (“My side is the only one that could have any legitimacy - see?”)
- flangola7 3y agoThink critically. Think of a couple of possible reasons why that might not be true