NRx at the moment is mostly about the critique of the existing political order. That’s the part that resonates, while the prescriptive parts are both more contentious and more, I don’t know, “abstract”.
Second thought—that rant is from a Left point of view. It’s “people are being hurt for no reason, this is intolerable”, not civilization is falling apart from lack of virtue.”
Consequentialism is not a “Left” point of view. Also, many leftists hold some “virtues” sacred; consider recycling. It doesn’t matter that all the tediously “recycled” garbage ends up in the same landfill, the point is to uphold the virtue of caring for the environment.
C’mon, next time you spot a “recycling” truck, just follow it for a while and see where it’s going. Sorry to disappoint you, but you might as well be asking for a “cite” that Santa’s not real.
(And of course, I’m not talking about special cases. Everyone “recycles” their china and cutlery after use—but that’s because the stuff is actually valuable!)
It doesn’t matter that all the tediously “recycled” garbage ends up in the same landfill, the point is to uphold the virtue of caring for the environment.
Really? I would expect that most pro-recycling people either don’t know that the garbage ends up in the same place, or have an expectation that the separated landfills will come in the near future.
I would expect that most pro-recycling people either don’t know that the garbage ends up in the same place, or have an expectation that the separated landfills will come in the near future.
That’s true, of course a large part of it is that they don’t want to know.
It’s “people are being hurt for no reason, this is intolerable”
I think you’re misreading it. One of the major points in this rant is:
The system is not fixable because it is not broken. It is working, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to give the insiders their royal prerogatives, and to shove the regulations, the laws, and the debt up the asses of everyone else.
As to “civilization is falling apart from lack of virtue”, that looks strawmannish to me and doesn’t resemble NRx positions.
Here is an excellent rant about things that make NRx look attractive.
Quite a rant, but why do you think NRx would be any better?
NRx at the moment is mostly about the critique of the existing political order. That’s the part that resonates, while the prescriptive parts are both more contentious and more, I don’t know, “abstract”.
Second thought—that rant is from a Left point of view. It’s “people are being hurt for no reason, this is intolerable”, not civilization is falling apart from lack of virtue.”
Consequentialism is not a “Left” point of view. Also, many leftists hold some “virtues” sacred; consider recycling. It doesn’t matter that all the tediously “recycled” garbage ends up in the same landfill, the point is to uphold the virtue of caring for the environment.
Cite?
C’mon, next time you spot a “recycling” truck, just follow it for a while and see where it’s going. Sorry to disappoint you, but you might as well be asking for a “cite” that Santa’s not real.
(And of course, I’m not talking about special cases. Everyone “recycles” their china and cutlery after use—but that’s because the stuff is actually valuable!)
What country are you talking about? All of the major ones that recycle? If so, here is your chance to backtrack to a more reasonable position.
Really? I would expect that most pro-recycling people either don’t know that the garbage ends up in the same place, or have an expectation that the separated landfills will come in the near future.
That’s true, of course a large part of it is that they don’t want to know.
I am pretty sure the author would disagree.
I think you’re misreading it. One of the major points in this rant is:
As to “civilization is falling apart from lack of virtue”, that looks strawmannish to me and doesn’t resemble NRx positions.
“The system is not fixable because it is not broken.”
This is an argument I’ve seen from leftists. I may have seen some version of it from the right.
Oh my, but the universe is generous!