tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165118504093345923.post8651406846430981110..comments2023-03-22T03:46:05.342-07:00Comments on One Finger Typing: Right-wing cultural relativismSteve Masoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03387484207819808962noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165118504093345923.post-73762467165815244882010-05-29T05:56:15.714-07:002010-05-29T05:56:15.714-07:00And that, sadly, is the world we live in - that...And that, sadly, is the world we live in - that's human nature (and my own truth).Stevenhttp://www.foesofreality.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165118504093345923.post-52386576513169881962010-05-29T05:55:32.250-07:002010-05-29T05:55:32.250-07:00I think that many people struggle with the ability...I think that many people struggle with the ability to contain multiple ideas in their heads that are at first glance contradictory, but really just slightly more complex. I love being in the United States, I think our system of government is better than many. In casual discussion I might say that, but I know I'm expressing something relative and subjective, not something innate (after all, what does "better" mean?). There's a great article on Slate I can't find right now, about how people reject scientific thought and the different ways they do that. Challenging your beliefs is difficult, it's easier (and more affirming) to find sources that support you and the idea that your truth IS truth. It's only a threat when those people try to impose it on everyone else... which of course is all the time. The problem with relativism, though, is human nature. Put 99 gentle, peaceful relativists on an island with 1 ignorant bully, and in a year you'll have 80 relativists living in fear not understanding how this happened, 19 vicious toadies and one king of the island.Stevenhttp://www.foesofreality.comnoreply@blogger.com