That sounds like a subjective argument, no? You imagine that there is a Democratic mantra because that is how you interpret your personal experience inside the Democratic Party.
Even if we'd assume for a moment that we could extrapolate it and show that it's the objective truth about the Democratic Party, my question remains: why would it…
That sounds like a subjective argument, no? You imagine that there is a Democratic mantra because that is how you interpret your personal experience inside the Democratic Party.
Even if we'd assume for a moment that we could extrapolate it and show that it's the objective truth about the Democratic Party, my question remains: why would it be false?
You merely repeat that you believe that it's false here, but don't tell us why that would be true. Any idea?
In the meantime: a democracy vitally needs people like you and me (and everyone else) to have real, respectful debates (as we're having here), in which we both assume that we may be wrong and therefore accept to fact-check both our own beliefs and those of others, coming up with objective evidence and arguments. So that IS what "being productive" as a citizen inside a democracy means. We cannot possibly skip that fact. And if there is a democratic (Democratic or not) "mantra", this IS it... . There are no shortcuts. You need a lively debate culture, on the level of society, before a democracy can thrive and can quite easily defeat the constantly looming threat of falling into fascism. To the extent that we ARE today falling into fascism, restoring that culture IS what should be our first priority, and, I'd argue, is tremendously "productive" - productive of the civil society needed to restore democracy asap.
And with that... thank you so much for your service!
That sounds like a subjective argument, no? You imagine that there is a Democratic mantra because that is how you interpret your personal experience inside the Democratic Party.
Even if we'd assume for a moment that we could extrapolate it and show that it's the objective truth about the Democratic Party, my question remains: why would it be false?
You merely repeat that you believe that it's false here, but don't tell us why that would be true. Any idea?
In the meantime: a democracy vitally needs people like you and me (and everyone else) to have real, respectful debates (as we're having here), in which we both assume that we may be wrong and therefore accept to fact-check both our own beliefs and those of others, coming up with objective evidence and arguments. So that IS what "being productive" as a citizen inside a democracy means. We cannot possibly skip that fact. And if there is a democratic (Democratic or not) "mantra", this IS it... . There are no shortcuts. You need a lively debate culture, on the level of society, before a democracy can thrive and can quite easily defeat the constantly looming threat of falling into fascism. To the extent that we ARE today falling into fascism, restoring that culture IS what should be our first priority, and, I'd argue, is tremendously "productive" - productive of the civil society needed to restore democracy asap.
And with that... thank you so much for your service!
Have a good weekend.
Post Script: And that may be so, for I am predominantly a soldier in this high stake’s political battle. Not a philosopher. 😉