Excerpts from John Grays interview. On the West: Weve outsourced heavy industrial pollution to China and India so that we can be very clean. But they produce the goods that we actually use...but I wouldnt describe it as hypocrisy because hypocrisy suggests we actually know what the truth is. Think of Tony Blair. People regard him as a liar, but I believe thats too much of a compliment. I think he lacks the moral development to engage in falsity. Whatever he spoke, he believed. On Western interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan, LIbya: But many people—commentators, politicians, certainly Blair—believe that theyre actually promoting enlightenment and progressive values throughout the world. No, because its done with a genuine belief that their beliefs are the beliefs of the world. They suggest that Western countries, despite the great problems they have, are the meaning of history. That is a myth.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 06:09:44 +0000
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