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| Soundwave said: Why is liberalization such a bad thing? There's no 'movement' needed for it, it's simply the natural evolution of reasoned thought. Yes we don't treat women and minorities like second/third class citizens anymore. That's a good thing. If the entire world was liberalized it would be a great thing (and it will be eventually, you cannot live in the 18th/19th century forever, sorry Saudi Arabia and etc.). Sure there is always a balance to be had and there are random nuts who go to far to the left, but by and large we live in a better society today. Hell, even for me in my 30s, I look at kids today and find in some cases at least they're far more enlightened about things than my generation was in high school in the late 90s. If we had an openly gay student at school, that kid would've been bullied unmercifully, probably even physically beaten up, and certainly would have next to no shot at being embraced by the school community. Even if you disagreed with that behavior you would shut up and not say anything because it wouldn't be popular to do so. But today I look at kids and this is much less of an issue and treating someone like that today you would encounter big push back. Which is good. |
Cultural Marxism is not the same thing as liberalization. In fact, the ultimate goal of Cultural Marxism would destroy any sort of liberal values you support.
One of the key tenets held by the modern Left is multiculturalism, which asserts that no culture is objectively better than any other, and that is is immoral to prefer one culture over another. Global inequality is the reason why Westerners are told that they have a duty to allow millions of immigrants into their countries in the name of diversity and justice, but then they are simultaneously told that Western culture is no better than any other culture and that it would be racist to ask immigrants to assimilate into society by learning the language and following Western customs. Liberalism is included in these Western customs; logic, reason, science, and tolerance of other ideas are very Western virtues. You don't see any non-Westernized countries advocating the rights of women, LGBT, minorities, etc.
But Cultural Marxists believe that there is no difference between cultures, no difference between sexes, and no difference between races, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. They've taken over debate in Western countries, and now anyone expressing such ideas is publicly ostracized. It's not rational in any sense; these accusations of racism and sexism are attempts to shut down critical analysis and debate.
Traditional liberals in the United States support the Democratic party and mass immigration, but they don't realize that their liberal goals are incompatible with such a diverse society. As a community becomes more multiracial and multicultural, social trust among the population erodes. Without social trust, support for welfare programs erodes, especially when people believe (correctly, in many cases,) that people of some races are benefitting far more from these policies than people of other races. And the majority of these recent immigrants come from countries with very 'conservative' social values: Muslims are generally even more anti-gay than white Christians. You won't get a tolerant, equal society like this; instead, you'll have a self-segregated, unequal mess with frequent riots and significant social unrest, which is exactly what we're witnessing today.
Personally, I think Western civilization has created the most functional and progressive societies in human history, greatly advancing science, liberty, and human wellbeing. I don't want to see all of it undone.
