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Originally posted by irseg
Pretty much every leftist I've ever spoken to believes that there are no absolutes (which is kind of strange since that statement is an absolute, but I digress...).
For instance an absolutist view of a third world country's culture would be "The American way of life is obviously superior. They live in mud huts and chuck spears at animals while we live comfortable lives full of amenities and things like travel into outer space are almost trivial."
A relativist view would be "Our cultural standards are too different, what makes us happy might not appeal to them and vice versa. We aren't in any position to judge their culture or say it's better or worse than ours."
Liberals overwhelmingly tend to hold the latter view, so I thought it was ironic that you, as a self-described far-left liberal, were complaining about a lack of absolutes. That's all. 
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Well you are right. I hold the latter view. Your two examples are easy to dispute also. In example one I would say that is an opinion. Obviously superior in what way? I am sure there is no homeless in a culture that builds everyone a house out of the materials they have. They would most likely hunt, as a village providing food for everyone so there would be no hungry. They would hold festivals to entertain each other so I am sure they are happy. I would argue that our country is not obviously superior in every way.
The latter is closer to fact in that it states they are too different to make a call. I would agree.
In news I am looking for facts, all the facts. Not biased opinion or spins. Your
opinion that all liberals do not believe in absolutes may hold true in some situations but as far as wanting factual news I think you may be wrong.