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Originally Posted by Mikeuk
We had a 'decent' society in Britain for centuries. It was based on order and tradition; not upon egalitarianism, which has to be imposed from above by diktat.
Egalitarianism is a key principle of Marxism. While I was being a little tongue-in-cheek about your 'Marxist academy' I assume that your commitment to egalitarianism stems from the usual left-wing brainwashing that occurs in higher educational establishments these days.
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Egalitarianism and ideas of equality are heavily present in Christianity. Late Renaissance's brith of secular version of egalitarianism such as natural rights, evolved into what we know as human rights dominate in world opinions today, particularly in the western world. All men are equal is also enshrined in the constitution of the United States of America back in the 18th century.
Claiming to be anti-egalitarian in western world seems more to be a revolutionary progressive rather than a reactionary conservative.
Egalitarian and equality are not simply marxist creation. What Marx saw as unjust and oppressive societies as fault of uncontrolled capitalism at his time, was predicted by him to fall inevitablely by growing proletariat consciousness.
It was the western neo-marxists who used non-Dialectical approach, as opposed to Marx's dialectical materialism,to extend Marxist ideas from primarily economic/class focus to social and cultural focus which Karl marx himself had never done so.