Posted by Thomas Newfield on June 5, 2020, 1:05 pm, in reply to "Re: GTF"
I don't quite understand your subtlety as usual Brooks.
I read that book, I think it's much simpler - on that 'moral' level: the we refers to us, Westerners, liberals, socialists, whoever sees themselves as expressions of compassion and dignity or anything else virtuous. Yes their answer refers to elite power, imperialism, war mongering and so forth, but the question is much closer to home - surely - or else they'd be falling into an easy trap. So, yes their answer convinces me, as far as it goes, though I don't think goes far enough. There won't be a proper answer (Why are we the good guys?), I think, until it's extended to oneself, ourselves, insofar as there is an "us". But no doubt my request above seemed very arrogant - fair enough.