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if there are these "natural" human values that are simply intrinsically present in all people, then there should be no need for us to work towards a goal of spreading them to other cultures. they should already be present.



I'm not sure if what I put in bold above is what you state as your personal opinion or as a representation of widely held beliefs in the Western world.

Either way, it's completely fucked up. The notion that the 'Enlightened Values' of the West are the best around and should be implemented everywhere (if necessary by force), is so very fucking stupid and arrogant, it can hardly be described in words.



i'm not arguing one way or the other. i'm just pointing out that mr. davis is implying that there are these so-called "universal ethical constants" but at the same time suggesting that we need to push them on people who aren't on the same page as us. these two things contradict each other. if we should be exporting our values, then they cannot be called "natural," because if they were indeed "universal" then why would we need to teach them to anyone? they should already be living the dream, like we do every single day.
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