[lbo-talk] revealed: Obama really really is a socialist, really

c b cb31450 at gmail.com
Tue Oct 12 05:55:02 PDT 2010



> And what most people think is very contradictory. It's completely unsystematic, based on hearsay and instinct and fantasy.
>
> Doug

The values and beliefs in a society are layered over time in accidental and unpredictable ways, so contradictions in people's thinking should be expected. --And it would be kinda boring of all the common values and beliefs in a society were logically coherent!

Miles

^^^^^^^ CB: I think this is why Hegel's logic or logical approach , which begins with contradiction instead of non-contradiction/identity, is a true "reflection" of real society.



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