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You're reading things into what I wrote that are not there. I have not suggested that any particular stance towards people who are not close to you is virtuous.
by PaulDavisThe1st 25d ago
You're reading things into what I wrote that are not there. I have not suggested that any particular stance towards people who are not close to you is virtuous. What I wrote is not "code for" anything.
If your core values are the there should no border controls at all, those are your core values. If your core values are that we should very tightly controlled borders, those are your core values. If your core values are that we should let in more Norwegians and less Bangladeshis, or vice versa, then those are your core values.
My point wasn't that a particular set of core values are virtuous, it was that core values are not things like "loving my kids".
- RussianBot9580 24d agoWell - what's a core value? I'd say that if you can remove a value and still stay "you" then that value wasn't really core. By that definition maybe even "loving my kids" wouldn't pass the test, as Viktor Frankl explains better than anyone could. As for immigration, it is no accident that anti-immigrant rhetoric is on the rise precisely when the economy is doing poorly. When there were enough resources to go around - there wasn't nearly as much reason to oppose immigration. Which means that "my family is financially secure" is a much more core value for most people than being open to the world (even if they'll never admit it).