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China is the most prominent socialist culture, polity and economy on Earth, but I wouldn't say their governance style is liberal.

Ofc some retarded like village idiots couldn't tell the difference between e.g. Kiwis and Aussies while Amricans certainly can.

PhilX

Charles wrote: ↑Thu May 17, 2018 9:32 pm Anyone read Patrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed? Did you find the case for natural law persuasive? Can we trace the anthropological insights to Nietzsche? The illiberal, conservative case is novel, but getting more traction in the US with or current political dysfunction.

I think the big question is what do we mean by natural? Does anything Homo Sapiens do make it natural? What's natural today may be unnatural tomorrow. Isn't it also true there is no standard for liberalism as that can change on a daily basis?

PhilX

Seeing as no one here knows what liberal means, why don't we talk about Prince Harry's wedding to that crass yank woman? Who doesn't love a royal wedding, but why have they ruined our fun with all those talking-head bores banging on about their bloody charities?

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 11:31 am Seeing as no one here knows what liberal means, why don't we talk about Prince Harry's wedding to that crass yank woman? Who doesn't love a royal wedding, but why have they ruined our fun with all those talking-head bores banging on about their bloody charities?

PhilX

Oh my god, an obnoxious American evangelical preacher has just hijacked Harry's wedding and Prince Charles and William can barely keep a straight face

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 1:25 pm Oh my god, an obnoxious American evangelical preacher has just hijacked Harry's wedding and Prince Charles and William can barely keep a straight face

That means you think the couple have chosen their preacher wisely by pointing out he's American.

PhilX

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 2:19 pm

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 1:25 pm Oh my god, an obnoxious American evangelical preacher has just hijacked Harry's wedding and Prince Charles and William can barely keep a straight face

That means you think the couple have chosen their preacher wisely by pointing out he's American.

PhilX

Hmm. Do you have dementia?

VT wrote:“Is this referring to actual liberalism, or some illiterate American wanker's moronic 'definition' of 'liberalism'?”

What is your notion of "actual liberalism" that you obstinately refuse to define?

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 2:20 pm

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 2:19 pm

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 1:25 pm Oh my god, an obnoxious American evangelical preacher has just hijacked Harry's wedding and Prince Charles and William can barely keep a straight face

That means you think the couple have chosen their preacher wisely by pointing out he's American.

PhilX

Hmm. Do you have dementia?

No I don't. Tell me how that's like for you?

PhilX

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 2:19 pm

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 1:25 pm Oh my god, an obnoxious American evangelical preacher has just hijacked Harry's wedding and Prince Charles and William can barely keep a straight face

That means you think the couple have chosen their preacher wisely by pointing out he's American.

PhilX

She obviously didn’t attend the same church as Obama.

The voice energy of Obama’s spiritual mentor, hear here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix-AMYos0Js

Which only goes to prove that folks can make most anything they want to out of religion.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 1:25 pm Oh my god, an obnoxious American evangelical preacher has just hijacked Harry's wedding and Prince Charles and William can barely keep a straight face

You seem to be skipping the fact that Meghan is also an American (explains the American preacher). So in this instance, you can tell the difference.

Btw not the first time an American had married into British royalty and is the second time an actress has done so from the US.

PhilX

Will Harry and Meghan's children be liberals?

commonsense wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 7:51 pm Will Harry and Meghan's children be liberals?

I am sure they will be do-gooding bores just like their parents.

Philosophy Explorer wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 7:36 pm

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 1:25 pm Oh my god, an obnoxious American evangelical preacher has just hijacked Harry's wedding and Prince Charles and William can barely keep a straight face

You seem to be skipping the fact that Meghan is also an American (explains the American preacher). So in this instance, you can tell the difference.

Btw not the first time an American had married into British royalty and is the second time an actress has done so from the US.

PhilX

I wonder who paid for the wedding? (Rhetorical question). That raving egomaniac was so out of place it was like an SNL skit (a very funny one)
Trust the yanks to ruin a royal wedding, events that are known for their beauty and refined good taste (and the Americans were doing ok up to that point. They seemed to be keeping their crass obnoxiousness in check for once). The poor Queen and Philip are 92 and 96 respectively and had to sit through that ranting lunatic patronising the congregation for what seemed like an eternity. I kept expecting a long walking stick to appear, hook him around the throat, and remove him from his podium.