Western liberal ideology is ‘appealing’ in the way that, say, Cartesian dualism is appealing: ‘a picture held us captive’. We struggle to find another way of seeing things. Even critics blindly accept its assumptions.
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Replying to @mr_scientism
I don't understand. What's appealing about Cartesian dualism?
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Replying to @danlistensto
The second 'appealing' should've been in scare quotes too. I'm saying liberal ideology isn't actually appealing, it's just a set of difficult-to-resist philosophical confusions.
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Replying to @mr_scientism
right, I understood the subtext. I continue to be confused that there was any point in time where Cartesian dualism seemed appealing to anyone, even in the sneer quoted sense of appealing (a trick, a glamour). It seems obviously wrong and harmful to me and always has.
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Replying to @danlistensto @mr_scientism
liberal ideology seems to do a better job (to my mind anyway, with all its quirks) of casting an effective glamour. it takes work to see through it and I still find a strong desire arising to salvage the parts of it worth salvaging.
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I guess my perspective on liberal ideology is that the disgusting part of it is that it's an ideology, and all ideologies are parasites. the reality of living in a pluralistic society makes liberalism seem like the best of many flawed solutions though.
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