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When people say “our values” or “Western values”, it’s just a made up term that means European Christian values. When it should mean classically liberal values.
by SilverElfin 11mo ago
When people say “our values” or “Western values”, it’s just a made up term that means European Christian values. When it should mean classically liberal values.
- bytesandbits 11mo agoSpot on.
- adi_kurian 11mo agoAlways took it to be synonymous with "enlightenment values", created in Europe and by Christians. (Who I believe were at least somewhat secular). I am unsure if we are, at present, a bastion of said values.
- watwut 11mo agoChristianity does not necessary implies fascism. And "our values" or "western values" here in this context do. Pope is not like Vance, despite Vance pointificating about by values and pope beong christan.