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Generally a nice short post of unmitigated moral clarity, but then it's jarring to see this equivocation about "the arguably autocratic China". "Arguably". Are
by arduanika 1y ago
Generally a nice short post of unmitigated moral clarity, but then it's jarring to see this equivocation about "the arguably autocratic China". "Arguably".
Are we being asked to call a spade a spade here, or what? If so, why these weasel words?
When emulating those "who went to Spain to fight Franco in the 1920s [sic]", is the idea that we should denounce fascism, but only in ways that won't offend the Party?
- maldonad0 1y agoThe author is conflating democracy with liberalism.
- nosignono 1y agoMany such cases. The Democrats, (in)famously, conflate the two. Ask Democrats about direct democracy and you'll get a whooolllle lot of hemming and hawing.
- tornadofart 1y agoAuthor here. Enlighten me.
- maldonad0 1y agoDemocracy is a form of power organization. Liberalism is system of ethics.
- tornadofart 1y agoSo far that was also my notion. Where did I conflate them?
- tornadofart 1y agoAuthor here. Not a native english speaker. Will remove "arguably". And please, offend the party.
- arduanika 1y agoHaha, sorry about the vitriol. After commenting, I saw you got a second rebuke from someone who thought you were being too harsh on China! (You weren't.) And: Spanish Civil War is usually dated as 1936-39. So, s/1920s/1930s.
- tornadofart 1y agoOh, that's a bad typo.
- tornadofart 1y agoFixed