there's a dearth of sophistication on the right wing that quillette is like the beginning of an answer to
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^this people faffing about "Centrism" seem to think all political ideas exist on some fixed linear spectrum. 'Liberalism', like Libertarianism, is a body of ideas w both left/right leaners, but all share basic premises both "trad conservatives" and "leftists" often reject
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I consider myself slightly left of center, and Quilette seems as right wing to me as National Review.
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"Seems" Based on many examples of 'things you've read', or is this just an impression generated by twitter's pigeonholing-efforts? Everything i've read so far has varied in political tilt; if there's any consistency, it seems to be re: the subject matter, rather than politics
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Based on things I've read. Quilette does try to be balanced, but IMO fails and primites a libertarian traditionalist world view I don't share.
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"libertarian traditionalist " show me an example of what you mean.
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Again, the article I linked bemoans the difficulty of creating and necessity of a universal moral code in a post-religious world. It's clearly nostalgic for a pre-pomo world. I'd bet money the author is a devoutly religious person.
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Perhaps you should ask him. Hey
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