@aswren The marketplace requires people essentially entirely committed to reason, which is unrealistic to expect of the public.
It’s also why universities are so important, and why we need to expel a large proportion of lecturers before the ‘right’ even has a chance of winning
@aswren@estrariol97898 I think it does. The modern nation means a supra-persons entity, whereas it used to more so mean a people. Not saying the French Rev was the binary middle but it indicates the shift.
@HeadWarriorTWM ‘Accusing Muslims of being more loyal to the ‘Ummah’’
‘Denying Muslim populations the right to self-determination’
Do they hear themselves??
@HeadWarriorTWM ‘Accusing Muslims of being more loyal to the ‘Ummah’’
‘Denying Muslim populations the right to self-determination’
Do they hear themselves??
@aswren Extremism is defined by the normative controversial issues, unfortunately. So there really is no separating the extremist label from parties who champion those (correct) things, especially when it’s an institutionalised metropolitan media commentating.