(November 18, 2023 at 9:33 pm)Belacqua Wrote: To me, there are issues on which one should not be neutral. Some things are good, and should be supported. Or if some politician is trying to drum up another unnecessary war, then we are right to oppose him.
I agree. Part of what I am hoping to figure out, for my own position, is neutral with regards to what and to what extent.
In terms of what to be neutral about, I would say, be neutral about identity-focused side taking but not of action-focused side taking. In other words, I would opt-out of taking the side of a foreign nation in a conflict, of raising their flag, and of merging my identity with that nation's success or failure. However, I would be willing to support or denounce specific actions taken by nations and combatants during conflict. What that looks like in practice, I am not so sure.
