On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 5:34 PM Zenaan Harkness <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 10/29/15, Shelley <[email protected]> wrote: > > On October 29, 2015 11:17:05 AM Lodewijk andré de la porte <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > >> I'm sorry, but there's only so much one will do with disregard of self. > > > > That speaks volumes of your character. > > I read Lodewijk's comment as a generalised statement on the current > predominant nature of 'Western' (perhaps all) people. As in "how > things are" not "how I am and how I want the world to be". > > Character attack is sometimes not be in the interests of constructive > dialogue. > > Inspiration for a 'better' world is a good thing. Resignation over the > current world is a common thing. Finding a point of compassion in our > conversations with each other is something I have failed at too many > times. > David C. Rose's "Moral Foundation of Economic Behavior" cites some pretty convincing evidence that individualist moralities (perhaps what people here are callign "Western") are inherently superior to collectivist. Of course, I was already biased in that direction when I picked up the book, so I'd be interested to hear what someone who is already fairly sympathetic to collectivism thinks.
