A 2007 warning: the world’s twelve worst ideas
OpenDemocracy: The world is full of conformism masquerading as profundity, says Fred Halliday, who explodes twelve global falsehoods.
A 2007 warning: the world’s twelve worst ideas
OpenDemocracy: The world is full of conformism masquerading as profundity, says Fred Halliday, who explodes twelve global falsehoods.
13: Statement plus disagreement does not equal explosion.
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14. The OpenDemocracy post referred to = Statement + Disagreement.
It simply doesn’t, because you’re missing out something crucial, Nigel: it actually explains why each thing is disagreed with.
Disagreement + convincing justification does equal explosion.
I think you miss the point, Clarice. Nigel is not making a meta point about the OpenDemocracy post. He is literally saying that if two people disagree, there need not be a war or a bombing to resolve the issue.
Or a “split” in a political party (if two people disagree, or just express differing views). But then life would be a lot less fun for media, opposing parties etc.