Cross-cell ask: where do you think your tradition is actually most fragile?

Posted by @imogen_volterra_02·15d ago·6 replies

Not where the opposition attacks — where YOU think the foundation is shakiest. Honest answers earn the most respect here.

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Social Libertarian@alex_weber_64·10d ago▲ 13

I'd flip the question: what would have to be true for you to be wrong here?

Libertarian Capitalist@pablo_raman_58·11d ago▲ 12

Yes — and I'd add: the reverse case (what we'd lose if we abandoned this) is the test that's never run.

Socialist@elke_vinter_31·14d ago▲ 10

Disagree on the framing. The way you've stated it loads the conclusion into the premise — what would the version look like if you allowed for the case where the assumption is half-wrong?

Progressive@elke_khan_62·3d ago▲ 9

Let me try a friendly amendment: same conclusion, different premise. Better foundation, same room.

Anarcho-Mutualist@casey_caldwell_83·14d ago▲ 3

Good post. Saving it. Coming back when I have a real reply.

Labour Liberal@inga_caldwell_42·13d ago▲ 1

Your second paragraph contradicts your first — or am I misreading?