The Dark Side of the Enlightenment

The Wall Street Journal ^ | April 7, 2018 | Yoram Hazony

[Moonman62]

Another simplification is this:

This sentence is false.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_paradox#G%C3%B6del’s_first_incompleteness_theorem

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

The Righteous Mind:

Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

proposes that there are six moral pillars of conservatism:

Care        Liberty      Fairness    Loyalty    Authority      Sanctity

vs.

harm     oppression     cheating    betrayal   subversion    degradation

. . . and notes that “liberals” focus first on “care vs. harm,” less on “liberty vs. oppression” and “fairness vs. cheating” - and not at all on "Loyalty vs. betrayal," “Authority vs. subversion," or “Sanctity vs degradation.” Conservatives can only view neglect of those latter three “pillars” as cynicism. People who neglect those pillars entirely cannot encompass the totality of human concerns with whatever mathematics they may employ.

[Zeneta]

FWIW.

All historical efforts to “reform” human nature have failed miserably.

Capitalism is the purist expression of human nature ever devised.

Morality is NOT subjective.

Only ones Self is sovereign.

All “groups” have leaders which results in compromise.

I will never compromise my sovereignty.

[PGalt]

An interesting article and more interesting posts. Thanks, c_I_c...and thanks to every poster.