in my own reductionist social theory decisions are made thus. Folks treat folks in their in group in a egalitarian and generous manner and treat everyone else shoddily. for partisans party members are the in-group. for racists members of their race. nationalists their nation. on and on. The true test of liberality is to treat everyone as a member of the in group simply because they are human. this is a hard test to pass I stumble at the fascist hurdle. [edit] also I don't like spies and cops but nobody is perfect
[edit2] I like individual spies and cops who are family member and friends but I dislike spies and cops and a group also MRMers, MLMers and Objectivists.
This might all be to your credit, as the exception might validate the sincerity of your successes. As I am also a 'western-cis-hetero-nearly white-male with an advanced degree', it can be quite easy to dress apathy up in the cloth of enlightenment. More than easy, it can be a straight-up motus operandi. And, under that consideration, Laurelai might hold the higher moral ground over us, even with its contradictions, which I suspect she has well thought upon. That is, she is on a path, and we are not on that path. If the Dude abides and everything goes to fucking hell, did the Dude really abide? Sorry to pull you into my existential crisis by association.[edit] also I don't like spies and cops but nobody is perfect
[edit2] I like individual spies and cops who are family member and friends but I dislike spies and cops and a group also MRMers, MLMers and Objectivists.
Oh I think we are in the same page. I have the easy virtue of those who don't have enough energy to be hateful.