Apr 26Liked by Phocaean Dionysius, Montana Classical College
Very well put: “The democratic-relativist is just another one of these types and his impartial way of judging is his claim that all moralities and types of men are equal, such that anyone who admits this equality is superior to whomever does not.”
I used to have conversations with boomers who didn’t realize that this position was a moral position, and their basic outlook seemed to be that “America doesn’t believe that we are better than anyone else … and that’s why we are better than everyone else!”
Very well put: “The democratic-relativist is just another one of these types and his impartial way of judging is his claim that all moralities and types of men are equal, such that anyone who admits this equality is superior to whomever does not.”
I used to have conversations with boomers who didn’t realize that this position was a moral position, and their basic outlook seemed to be that “America doesn’t believe that we are better than anyone else … and that’s why we are better than everyone else!”
Impressive work. Looking forward to the sequel