Thank you for bringing the thought processes and culture of eastern Europe to our consciousness. I admire these thoughtful young people at the the same time that I am horrified by some of their assessments.
Why do young people in Hungary seem to find a moral equivalence between the US and Russia? Surely America has substantial flaws, but Russia is surely an order of magnitude(or more) worse. Why is it that these intelligent college students don't seem to comprehend quantitative moral differences?
With regard to China, these students seem to have much more clarity than American people of any age as to the moral and political abhorrence of this totalitarian state (PRC)? What is going on in America and Hungary that accounts for this discrepancy of insight?
There are obviously blind spots in American's assessments and Hungarian's assessments of political reality. How do we understand this situation?
Regarding Marijuana legalization - I was disappointed that neither participant brought up the most important consideration. Not whether weed was bad or not, but is law enforcement the best response. Even if you think weed is bad, the laws required to enforce a ban would likely create a worse overall environment. From a Libertarian's prospective, this is the REAL issue.
Peter,
Thank you for bringing the thought processes and culture of eastern Europe to our consciousness. I admire these thoughtful young people at the the same time that I am horrified by some of their assessments.
Why do young people in Hungary seem to find a moral equivalence between the US and Russia? Surely America has substantial flaws, but Russia is surely an order of magnitude(or more) worse. Why is it that these intelligent college students don't seem to comprehend quantitative moral differences?
With regard to China, these students seem to have much more clarity than American people of any age as to the moral and political abhorrence of this totalitarian state (PRC)? What is going on in America and Hungary that accounts for this discrepancy of insight?
There are obviously blind spots in American's assessments and Hungarian's assessments of political reality. How do we understand this situation?
Regarding Marijuana legalization - I was disappointed that neither participant brought up the most important consideration. Not whether weed was bad or not, but is law enforcement the best response. Even if you think weed is bad, the laws required to enforce a ban would likely create a worse overall environment. From a Libertarian's prospective, this is the REAL issue.
Such sweet kids so articulate! Never would be a respectful debate in USA