You're looking at Less Wrong's discussion board. This includes all posts, including those that haven't been promoted to the front page yet. For more information, see About Less Wrong.

Lumifer comments on Neo-reactionaries, why are you neo-reactionary? - Less Wrong Discussion

10 Post author: Capla 17 November 2014 10:31PM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Article Navigation

Comments (616)

Comments (616)

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: Lumifer 21 November 2014 03:53:11PM *  3 points [-]

that rant is from a Left point of view

I am pretty sure the author would disagree.

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.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 21 November 2014 03:57:05PM 2 points [-]

"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.

As to "civilization is falling apart from lack of virtue", that looks strawmannish to me and doesn't resemble NRx positions.

Oh my, but the universe is generous!

Powered by Reddit Powered by Reddit