tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4669958696229907702.post3447744906453481543..comments2023-10-08T10:57:52.692-04:00Comments on Civics Geeks: For those who have eyes to seeZachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397708268816821523noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4669958696229907702.post-35752622999562510592008-10-17T23:38:00.000-04:002008-10-17T23:38:00.000-04:00You're right, it's not a perfect or neat divide. I...You're right, it's not a perfect or neat divide. I guess he admits he is painting with broad strokes.<BR/><BR/>I think when he uses the word individualistic he uses it in the Tocquevillian sense of being detached from any responsibility to the community, isolated so long as no bodily harm is done to anyone else.<BR/><BR/>I think when he is talking about rights he is talking about rights language that is devoid of a moral foundation - rights against others or a rights to do as one pleases.<BR/><BR/>And lastly I think the personal satisfaction vs. family is meant to convey a distinction between persons with different priorities. It's not perfect, but I think it does express some part of our reality.<BR/><BR/>But who knows.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397708268816821523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4669958696229907702.post-80766182147787975242008-10-17T17:18:00.000-04:002008-10-17T17:18:00.000-04:00my brother said he is laws, individualistic, moral...my brother said he is laws, individualistic, moral order, familial resposibility, secular and elitist.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13764587719925314499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4669958696229907702.post-66938105154730339172008-10-17T17:10:00.000-04:002008-10-17T17:10:00.000-04:00I'm one of the many for whom the conflicts in cult...I'm one of the many for whom the conflicts in culture wars runs through the heart. We are a country of laws, so count me on the side of rights and laws on that one. I'll suffer through a flood of pornography on the internet if I don't have to live in egypt. I'm all about family, culture and community, but again, if i had to pick, i'd go with individualism. I'm generally on the "right" side when it comes to the constitution and religion. I don't buy the personal satisfaction v. familial responsibility split. I couldn't tell you if I was a populist or an elitist, but probably a healthy dose of both.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13764587719925314499noreply@blogger.com