bramflakes comments on Betrand Russell's Ten Commandments - Less Wrong
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Varying forms of xenophobia have existed throughout the ages and those ideas are still alive and kicking today.
However within a good deal western media (at least in England) xenophobic ideals are portrayed as to the "far right", and essentially eccentric. Whereas back in the day racism/nationalism was normal, and to not conform to that was considered eccentric.
Also I was looking for something a little less general than just xenophobia, a lot of opinions fall under that category.
"Happiness is good"?
Not sure that quite counts as an opinion, but what the hey. Close enough.
The particular quote should be ammended to something like: