tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post2513940903640146559..comments2024-03-22T11:55:50.335+13:00Comments on Not PC: "Western Civilisation" v "Enlightenment Civilisation"Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-71866825317285294392021-03-19T14:25:51.464+13:002021-03-19T14:25:51.464+13:00I think the current terminology confuses people, b...I think the current terminology confuses people, because it can more easily be conflated with identity politics/racism from both the left and certain factions of the right, that's now endemic to the West.MarkThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199883270652041621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-78728792776925397442021-03-07T05:23:56.668+13:002021-03-07T05:23:56.668+13:00I'm pretty sure changing the name will not mak...I'm pretty sure changing the name will not make any difference in the end other than just to confuse peole.SteveDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-52612878114224658842021-03-03T18:47:41.151+13:002021-03-03T18:47:41.151+13:00I too agree, Enlightenment Civilisation is a far m...I too agree, Enlightenment Civilisation is a far more accurate term to encapsulate the values traditionally denoted by the term "Western Civilisation," which is now sullied by post-modernism, a Western creation. Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-70646468998533015422021-03-03T16:55:15.694+13:002021-03-03T16:55:15.694+13:00Aye. It works well against both kinds of barbarian...Aye. It works well against both kinds of barbarian, doesn't it.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-67199599617103478752021-03-03T11:40:10.907+13:002021-03-03T11:40:10.907+13:00I think this is right. A change in terminology wo...I think this is right. A change in terminology would not only be useful in fighting the identity politics of the left, but also the nativism of the alt-right that associates Western Civilisation with a particular skin colour.MarkThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199883270652041621noreply@blogger.com