Comments on: I’ve Been Turned Loose With Glee on the Culture! http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/01/02/ive-been-turned-loose-with-glee-on-the-culture/ Just another geek in the geek kingdom Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: tgb1000 http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/01/02/ive-been-turned-loose-with-glee-on-the-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-3531 tgb1000 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:31:08 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=2144#comment-3531 What an insufferable gasbag that dude is. He's going to make some undergraduates at Hillsdale College very miserable in a few years. The hat, however, is perfect. He needs a pipe (filled with cloves), though. What an insufferable gasbag that dude is. He’s going to make some undergraduates at Hillsdale College very miserable in a few years. The hat, however, is perfect. He needs a pipe (filled with cloves), though.

]]> By: Joseph http://www.juliansanchez.com/2008/01/02/ive-been-turned-loose-with-glee-on-the-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-3530 Joseph Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:41:30 +0000 http://juliansanchez.com/?p=2144#comment-3530 Julian,<br /> You argue that while Poulos' critique of a soulless materialistic culture could be true it doesn't have to be true:<blockquote>Rather, it seems that being able to really feel the pull of diverse conceptions of the good—and perhaps having held a few different ones at different times—might dispose people to be more circumspect about throwing state support behind any one.</blockquote> In principle, I agree, in practice that doesn't seem to be true. In America, there is always a particular conception of the good that is privileged over others through law, civic and political institutions, and electoral popularity. Segregation, heteronormativity, Christianity, patriarchy etc. It is certainly true that consensus on what is good has changed over time, and that it has been a hotly contested topic. It may also be the case that modernity and globalization eventually tear those idiosyncratic judgments apart. However, I am skeptical to say the least. Capitalism may be the great eraser of tribe, religion, and creed but it caters to the masses not the individual. The homogenity we see arises from what the masses want (or think they want). I suspect that the deeply personal belief of the good will not be removed from the public square but replaced by consumerism. Julian,

You argue that while Poulos’ critique of a soulless materialistic culture could be true it doesn’t have to be true:

Rather, it seems that being able to really feel the pull of diverse conceptions of the good—and perhaps having held a few different ones at different times—might dispose people to be more circumspect about throwing state support behind any one.

In principle, I agree, in practice that doesn’t seem to be true. In America, there is always a particular conception of the good that is privileged over others through law, civic and political institutions, and electoral popularity. Segregation, heteronormativity, Christianity, patriarchy etc.

It is certainly true that consensus on what is good has changed over time, and that it has been a hotly contested topic. It may also be the case that modernity and globalization eventually tear those idiosyncratic judgments apart.

However, I am skeptical to say the least. Capitalism may be the great eraser of tribe, religion, and creed but it caters to the masses not the individual. The homogenity we see arises from what the masses want (or think they want). I suspect that the deeply personal belief of the good will not be removed from the public square but replaced by consumerism.

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