[FRIAM] Liberal dilemmas

[Eric Charles]

Marcus,
It does take the "bleeding hearts" some time to get to "othering". That
said, it's been a while since this started, and the vast majority I know
are there now.
<echarles at american.edu>


On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 4:47 PM Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com> wrote:

> Nah, it takes the bleeding hearts some time to get to othering.   They
> need some moral support to do it.
>
>
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> *From:* Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Eric Charles
> *Sent:* Friday, August 27, 2021 12:51 PM
> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <
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> *Subject:* [FRIAM] Liberal dilemmas
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> We talk politics sometimes and the "liberal paradox" has come up. This
> seems like a variation on that. I've seen this comic for half a year now,
> and it bugs me every time.
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>
>
> There is 1) an arrogance to "RIGHT THING", 2) an assumption that anyone
> acting differently than you cannot have any explanation for their behavior
> other than selfish idiocy, and 3) a self-centered belief that their
> behavior is somehow a factor of you, rather than a choice of their own.
> Even worse than those, 4) there is some fundamental lack of
> decision-ownership that leads to some insidious places: The assertion that
> what others are doing leads you to "have to" do something --- HAVE TO ---
> rather than it being one of many factors that play into your *choosing *to
> do it.
>
>
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> I'm vaccinated, and I wear a mask in public, and I dislike everything this
> comic seems to be standing for. It is *anti*-liberal. It reveals deeply
> authoritarian leanings, and a firm dedication to "othering" those around
> you.
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