- Re: The Covid Class War and the War on Reality
Posted by dereklane
on August 8, 2021, 4:21 pm, in reply to "Re: The Covid Class War and the War on Reality"
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I think johnlilburne introduced the concept believing Willem thinks that, but not something I've read him say. I don't think it's enough for people to say 'I understand the Govt may corrupt opportunistically the result of a pandemic for their own strategic goals' and then bow out of any debate that, so polarised has it become, leads people to think that criticism of the process means denial of the tragedy. Caring about general left principles shouldn't stop simply because we are concerned about our own health. It's been an interesting time for that from my perspective, because the left has fully morphed into a faction of the right on issues like human rights, free speech, welfare of the poor etc. Zero compassion for poor people that blame covid measures on their worsening situation and health, because its perceived as denial of covid. The world is a worse place now than a year ago because of that often nasty polarisation. The brutal beatings in oz come to mind, kind of briefly acknowledged as a little too far then dismissed lest we give air to covid deniers and rule breakers. Principles shouldn't be compromised so easily. I see a lot more intolerance to alternative opinions now than then, and I think it stems from middle class fears. We can all stand up for the poor and dispossessed except where it puts us at risk (of ridicule or death). Fear definitely drives western philosophy more than I thought, and nuance and tempering of opinions has been mostly lost. If we spend our time discussing with others how intelligent we all are, because we think the same things, we're not doing a hell of a lot of growing either intellectually or emotionally. |