[lbo-talk] Re: Rise of anti-democratic liberalism

Eubulides paraconsistent at comcast.net
Wed Jun 16 16:50:14 PDT 2004


----- Original Message ----- From: "Miles Jackson" <cqmv at pdx.edu>


> On the assumption of "a thorough going relativity of values and ideals"
> there can be no rational basis for preferring tolerance to sadistic
> domination.
>

But here's the trap: the dominator always justifies domination by pointing out his superior morals/values/norms. So in fact domination is in fact imbricated with the notion that values can be hierarchically arranged in a nonrelativistic way. Sadistic domination is not (typically) a product of the "thorough going relativity of values".

Miles

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Yes. Millions have died due to the acolytes of Protagoras.

My absolute is more absolute than your absolute!

Is not!

Is so!

Not!

So!..........



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