Re:New facts about the leadup to the Beirut explosion
by monoideism on Thursday August 27, 2020 @12:52AM
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> And, as a USian, I'm willing to accept lessons on virtue from any corner.
If that's the case, prepare to accept lessons from phony, hypocritical people, because in my experience those are the ones most eager to hand out lessons on virtue to all comers.
> When you reach a point that you think nobody has anything to teach you, you're cooked
Learning new knowledge is an entirely different dish than moral teachings. I'm 100% willing to admit it when I'm wrong and learn new facts and perspectives from all people, even folks that I have fundamental disagreements with.
But I'm also very unlikely to accept any kind of teachings on "virtue" from such people. I find them generally to be not virtuous.
Actually virtual people tend to be more humble, and you have to seek out their input.
Would bad things happen? Of course! Different bad things than happen now, perhaps. Then again, maybe a lot of the same bad things. Would good things happen? Who could doubt it? How absurd to think that everything is better if controlled by the US.
And, as a USian, I'm willing to accept lessons on virtue from any corner. When you reach a point that you think nobody has anything to teach you, you're cooked. Virtue lives everywhere in the world. Seek it out. Foster it. Let it foster you. Virtue cannot be monopolized.