Erik

Is there some inherent moral (or intellectual, etc.) deficit with Nazis that makes them more receptive to that sort of racial worldview? The "authorit...

Incidentally, I thought one of the few positive developments of a Trump victory is that it created (or rather exposed) a rift between working class wh...

That hypothetical political pitch was really good. I honestly think a message like that, if pitched in a tactful yet forceful way, may even appeal to ...

I think this is a good point. I know each side tends to caricature the other but once again I think it's more complex than those manipulated images. T...

Thanks, Benkei. The racist element is obviously there among many Trump supporters, there's no denying this, but I also think there's more to it than t...

I think a large part of the reason for this is that many of his most ardent supporters don't see a viable alternative. The "other side" feels nothing ...

I agree. I'd also suggest reading his "post-turn" Letter on Humanism to see where he departs from Sartre and existentialism more generally.

I think you may appreciate Heidegger's Introduction to Metaphysics, although it can be tough going if you're not at all familiar with his jargon. He m...

Thanks for the info - I was actually wondering if there was a connection with the TimeLine thing . Hope he comes back, too.

What happened to TClark? He seemed to be one of the more engaged members and then he just vanished.

Incidentally, Anton has been in the news quite a bit lately with an article on citizenship and another related one on immigration. For anyone who's re...

Yeah, looks like we're up the proverbial creek without a paddle, unfortunately. Ideally, the previous (or maybe even new) powers replace Trump in 2020...

True. That's a great point about drawing out the latent or preexisting insanity of these types. I've lived in areas before that are clearly Trump terr...

I do think there's a way for discredited politicians to spin this Trump fiasco in their favor while possibly even moving the country in the direction ...

Reminds me a bit of the infamous saying of an American officer concerning a particularly hostile village during the war in Vietnam : "It became necess...

Good analogy. I think it especially applies to the 10% of Bernie voters who apparently ended up voting for Trump.

:lol: If he didn't realize he was being played after the selfie stick "test" for terrorists then he's a total idiot. If Sacha's bad disguise, his exag...

I'll have to backtrack and check out his earlier contributions. I think I found a couple potentially serious flaws in his position as I just read thro...

:up: Sounds good. Thanks for answering my questions.

What if this supposedly authentic, selfless love is the very source of a rejection of God as typically conceived? In other words, atheists are closer ...

I'm not trying to be tedious here, but within a spiritual relationship is there a moment when the marriage is recognized by both partners? Can one act...

I may be reading too much into this, but are you suggesting that truly "good" and ethical (or whatever superlative you like) people cannot be atheists...

Then let me ask a different question: Why would you go through with a formal marriage given the distinctions you've made between the inauthentic and a...

Okay, I won't deny there are parts of this position of yours that I find appealing. I never particularly cared for the ring aspect of marriage, for in...

I think that may be the other problem I intuited concerning your position on marriage.

In your opinion, what's the status of atheists who are married? The implication of your position would appear to suggest that they're not really marri...

Alright, I think I'm beginning to understand your position a little better. I take it that two people, while not legally married, can still be married...

Hmm, then it seems as though you're using the term "marriage" in a highly idiosyncratic sense, one which is far removed from common usage. This is act...

That's true, but I do think it's a bit extreme in a relative sense. Maintaining one's virginity until marriage, while extremely commendable, is just n...

Yeah there's really not much that I've found that I disagree with you (or Baden, or Michael, etc.) on. I have an aversion for (and a suspicion of) peo...

My provisional take on the issue of sex, at least as it relates to the form of social conservatism I have in mind, would include: the belief that sex ...

Thanks for the heads up, Benkei. I'll look into these programs and get back to you (if you don't mind) if I have any questions.

Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, mainly, but also influential among some conservative philosophers up to the middle of the twentieth. More cultura...

I'm referring more to those who lived in the era of the Enlightenment and French Revolution and the Terror (or shortly afterwards), and who anticipate...

Haha yeah, even better! But seriously though, Benkei's company sounds like it would be a great one to work for on a number of levels: a sense of respo...

:lol: Yeah I was thinking something like, "psst, Benkei, hey, uh, I know I just talked a good game about not caring about money and material things an...

Please keep us posted. Sounds like you guys are way ahead of the curve.

:up: :100:

Those are obvious problems. I think a form of social conservatism - of the type I've outlined (poorly perhaps) in broad strokes - combined with econom...

True. And most of us secretly envy the rich even when we bash them. I have many significant flaws, but I honestly have zero desire to be filthy rich. ...

Well, the super-rich may find it in their interest to sacrifice a part of their wealth for the sake of maintaining a certain level of social stability...

Ooh I'll look into these things. I need to keep abreast of what's going on in the world; maybe we're already in the incipient stages of a significant ...

Maybe with a combination of increased automation and UBI and other such things a paradigm shift in social values can take place. Just throwing out ide...

You always have good practical advice. Are we just screwed? I mean, sure, random individuals can "free" themselves from the dominant social values and...

There's some overlap here, too, I think, as is shown in the New Left of Marcuse et al. I have a lot of interest and admiration for that movement.

That's true, but there were also "conservatives" who railed against the bourgeoisie from a standpoint that seems a bit different than the one that soc...

I think one of our key areas of disagreement would be my, I guess you could call it bottom-up approach, which would seek to change opinions rather tha...

I think this is a good idea. You should start a topic on social conservatism, @"Agustino", and we could discuss it from various angles. Our versions (...

I don't think so. I've heard of Dugin before - as a Russian Heideggerian - and I'm pretty sure I would have made the connection when I saw the video o...

Watch the video first please. As I mentioned to Baden, the venue is not intended for a massive audience and is therefore free from the sort of hyperbo...