[Dean's World] Aziz P: Western values

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Posted by Aziz P:
Western values
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1164122107.shtml


   Razib asks the question, "[1]What are the minimal set of values for a
   Western nation-state?"

   My [2]answer is, none. IMHO, the idea of a "western" state is an
   illusion - there are only liberal states and illiberal states,
   defining a continuum between them.

   I think my answer is better than the contortions that most have to go
   through to include America, but to exclude (for example) Japan. What
   do you all think?

References

   1. http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2006/11/what-is-minimal-set.php
   2. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/raldanash/116408573449273602?url=http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2006/11/what-is-minimal-set.php#1302155