On 10/30/2015 09:54 AM, Sean Lynch wrote: > On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 5:34 PM Zenaan Harkness <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > On 10/29/15, Shelley <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > On October 29, 2015 11:17:05 AM Lodewijk andré de la porte > <[email protected] <mailto:[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.
I think there's a place for individualism within collectivism but the collective comes first. RR
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