> Agreed! I'm often surprised at how moralistic the tone of New Democracy,
> communitarian -- and indeed, New Labour -- debates. Moral judgement is a
> prerequisite of establishing values, I suppose, but how often it seems to
> boil down to saying: If only there were more nice middle class people, we'd
> have fewer problems.
This sounds a lot like attributing motives to those you disagree with
rather than listening to the debate. Is it really middle class people that
are the greater believers in moral judgement, or family values? I would
have thought that a non-judgemental attitude on moral issues relating to
the family and relationships was itself very much a fashionable middle
class attitude.
Andrew Smith
It will get worse before it gets worse.
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