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03-13-2009, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by komitsuki View Post
Clearly, you don't think like someone with a non-western thoughts. After all, international liberalism is a very western-based political concept.
Maybe... but I hope you're not dismissing it because of that. I like to think that while cultural bias is natural... that there is a common ground we can find to have such discussion.

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Originally Posted by komitsuki View Post
A political thought that liberal countries have the absolute rights to influence non-liberal countries?

First of all, I don't buy into ideas similar to political liberal vs. conservative... right wing vs. left wing.

I believe being liberal is a common human concept, not a political one.
Well not quite. It's the idea that liberalism on an international level will ensure peace via interdependency and result in a collective/common security. It's based on the ideology of Liberalism.

I don't think politics, values etc are absolute so in one sense I agree with you. I do think that these concepts are useful in discussing patterns, trends etc.

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Originally Posted by komitsuki View Post
I just can't agree with you because we have very much of a different values (that doesn't mean you're essentially wrong) from you... ironically despite I live in the west for most of my life. :/

After all we discussed between you and me, haven't you noticed that we have a totally different value that we can't even discuss a single topic functionally?

You are a smart man with a very straight-forward attitude. Sorry but perhaps you are being a bit loosy.
I can agree to disagree I suppose.

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