Obama punishes small country opposed to dictatorial ex-president

Skybird · 08-31-09, 05:08 PM

Pragmatic, okay, nationalist: no. I see certain qualities and characteristics of our western culture as superior in principle in humane quality to certain other still existing "cultures" or ideologies, although I see our time fading and our culture degenerating and falling apart. But it was both build upon and formed by images and ideas that in my conviction make these ideas the climax of human civilisational developement, even if we sell them off now. But by the definition of the term "nationalist", that way of thinking does not make me a nationalist, I think. In some aspects of my thinking, I am deeply uncivilised (by conviction), and a cultural outlaw. For example when it comes to "war". I hate simplifying reality in catchphrases and slogans, and I see the world as a web of interdynamic complexity so high that we cannot see the order in it and thus easily classify events as being chaotic. But often they can be explained - one only needs to widen one's view sufficiently. With many popular political slogans, like "equality of man" and "social justice", I am at war with. Many words are being made these days - but without meaning anything anymore. and worse it is when terms are being used in violation of their original meaning, only to trigger irrational emotions and by that manipulate the crowds.

I see myself as a realist, a bit stoic at times, a bit stubborn at others, eclectic in your meaning of "pragmatic" and open to needed or valuable chnages, but being conservative too: not so much in values but in keeping what I see as proven and valuable from the past. I pragmatically use terms like "politically left" and "right" in communication to refer to popular categories of political orientation, and make communication easier by simplifying that way - but I have no use for them to define my own views. And I do not care what stamp people use to describe my ideas. My ideas are one thing - people's stamp is a very different.

For lefties, I am usually too right, and for rightwingers, I am usually too left. If that makes sense! Maybe it does - if you had enough drinks at the end of the day.

08-31-09, 05:08 PM	#16
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,676 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Pragmatic, okay, nationalist: no. I see certain qualities and characteristics of our western culture as superior in principle in humane quality to certain other still existing "cultures" or ideologies, although I see our time fading and our culture degenerating and falling apart. But it was both build upon and formed by images and ideas that in my conviction make these ideas the climax of human civilisational developement, even if we sell them off now. But by the definition of the term "nationalist", that way of thinking does not make me a nationalist, I think. In some aspects of my thinking, I am deeply uncivilised (by conviction), and a cultural outlaw. For example when it comes to "war". I hate simplifying reality in catchphrases and slogans, and I see the world as a web of interdynamic complexity so high that we cannot see the order in it and thus easily classify events as being chaotic. But often they can be explained - one only needs to widen one's view sufficiently. With many popular political slogans, like "equality of man" and "social justice", I am at war with. Many words are being made these days - but without meaning anything anymore. and worse it is when terms are being used in violation of their original meaning, only to trigger irrational emotions and by that manipulate the crowds. I see myself as a realist, a bit stoic at times, a bit stubborn at others, eclectic in your meaning of "pragmatic" and open to needed or valuable chnages, but being conservative too: not so much in values but in keeping what I see as proven and valuable from the past. I pragmatically use terms like "politically left" and "right" in communication to refer to popular categories of political orientation, and make communication easier by simplifying that way - but I have no use for them to define my own views. And I do not care what stamp people use to describe my ideas. My ideas are one thing - people's stamp is a very different. For lefties, I am usually too right, and for rightwingers, I am usually too left. If that makes sense! Maybe it does - if you had enough drinks at the end of the day. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 08-31-09 at 05:28 PM.