tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post6127639810625779811..comments2024-02-22T13:40:45.894+11:00Comments on Happy Antipodean: Intolerance of diversity by people on the political leftMatthew da Silvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158988637117138260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-24734740053735349732019-08-29T13:34:12.973+10:002019-08-29T13:34:12.973+10:00I find it a bit ironic that an Australian can voic...I find it a bit ironic that an Australian can voice opposition to pluralism and then, without missing a beat, congratulate China on its rise. A rise that was entirely due to the misplaced goodwill of developed nations and their leaders. China is a cesspool of corruption and suffering and dysfunction the likes of which, if it were revealed more broadly, would put the most enterprising crime writerMatthew da Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07158988637117138260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-24555835191746054772019-08-29T12:57:32.301+10:002019-08-29T12:57:32.301+10:00Yes, but...
(and yes, I am Australian)
Not sure ...Yes, but...<br /><br />(and yes, I am Australian)<br /><br />Not sure you can write off China or offer it as a negative example quite so readily.<br /><br />I too am an heir of the Whig interpretation of history you summarise in your reply, but we both surely know it has its limits.<br /><br />For example, the capacity in a democracy to be rid of a government you don't like is highly marcelloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209648151753428540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-22171669778932890852019-08-29T05:53:57.167+10:002019-08-29T05:53:57.167+10:00Diversity is objectively good. We live (you and I;...Diversity is objectively good. We live (you and I; I assume you are Australian) in a pluralist democracy where each individual is free to lead their life pretty much the way they want, as long as they obey the law. The laws are made by the representatives of the people, and the people can get rid of a government that prevents them from living their lives the way they want. I won't go into tooMatthew da Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07158988637117138260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21277069.post-85646109485229376912019-08-29T05:35:14.193+10:002019-08-29T05:35:14.193+10:00M:
There is food for thought in your perorative f...M:<br /><br />There is food for thought in your perorative fourth- to second-last paragraphs, though mostly to try to work out why I disagree with them.<br /><br />Going back first a couple of paragraphs: Is "diversity" such a virtue? It is a necessity because we have to deal with each other and differing views, but there will also always be a difficulty - if something matters and you marcelloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209648151753428540noreply@blogger.com