i bet most deeply lame things have been done because of quiet cowardice
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types of bravery 1. physical courage 2. valor in the face of an uncertain outcome 3. resolve in spite of an inevitable bad outcome (more?)
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hmmm bravery is mostly only praised as such when it is seen as advancing a noble cause, or when historical distance is great what acts of bravery are praised today? and what does this say about what we value now vs in the past?
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twelve features of a virtuous boy, from an early 20C writer, commonly taught: * trustworthy * loyal * helpful * friendly * courteous * kind * obedient * cheerful * handsome * brave * clean * reverent more generally, what forms of each get praise today? how has that changed?
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which are no longer considered virtues, in any form? by whom?
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bravery is systematically rooted out
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specifically bravery in the face of unjust authority
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All virtues are underemphasized for that reason. Certain interests very much want to suppress the agency of ordinary people.
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Ordinary people don't want a natural aristos to arise ;)
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