RE: Is traditionalism bullshit?
September 13, 2014 at 3:15 pm
(This post was last modified: September 13, 2014 at 3:17 pm by Dystopia.)
Why is there so much flack against traditionalism? Traditionalists, as I see them in Europe are only people who like keeping their culture's traditions alive - I don't see anything wrong with that, as long as the practices are not harmful. If there is a tradition of eating chicken every year on saturdays (just a random example) why be against it?
But of course - Tradition shouldn't serve as an argument against or for something - Even though I believe the State should preserve traditions of it's country - Not by imposing it but by allowing people to continue doing it.
Marriage already is like a tradition - Letting gays getting married won't change that - On the other hand, gays will embrace the tradition of marriage, a conservative institution - This is the argument used by one of my pro gay marriage conservative friends.
I know a good example of a tradition that will piss some conservatives if you are against it (mainly in southern Europe) - Bullfighting (and it's considered national cultural patrimony)
But of course - Tradition shouldn't serve as an argument against or for something - Even though I believe the State should preserve traditions of it's country - Not by imposing it but by allowing people to continue doing it.
Marriage already is like a tradition - Letting gays getting married won't change that - On the other hand, gays will embrace the tradition of marriage, a conservative institution - This is the argument used by one of my pro gay marriage conservative friends.
I know a good example of a tradition that will piss some conservatives if you are against it (mainly in southern Europe) - Bullfighting (and it's considered national cultural patrimony)
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
