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Originally Posted by roachboy
you appear to be saying that you see some kind of misunderstanding amongst the "liberal majority" here concerning how the political is defined/understood as a category
or you could have been saying "they argue on premises that i disagree with"--which is not the same...
as for your "radical critique"--bring it. it'd be interesting to see, and i think the collective could deal with it.
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I was referring to the "premises that I disagree with," in your words. It is not a misunderstanding of the political as a category, per se, but rather a misconception of the purpose of government, the principle of maximal liberty, the practice of legislating morality, etc. I will try to write up my radical critique in detail when I have time.
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Originally Posted by Ch'i
Huh? In addition to roachboy's questions, I would agree in that I have seen a thread or two where a few of us liberals maintained an unwillingness to explore an opposing idea/political view. The same can be said of both sides, however, this does not make it right. It should run in accordance with your signature...
There is a majority of people on this forum who do maintain willingness to explore the opposing side. This may not speak for everyone, but it seems to be prominent in many posters on our forum. The community benifits from us learning how to become civil and learn from each other, not by declaring the situation void.
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Overall, I think this is a fair assessment. You might be surprised by the names of people I believe are unwilling to debate certain issues, though. There are some very respected members on TFP that are... less than receptive to radically different points of view.
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The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth: if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error. ~John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
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