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The intellectual evolution of the West has always been a dialectical development in this way. What is important here is the meaning of criticism. If you look at criticism of an opposing viewpoint only from your own perspective, it can be seen as belief or intolerance (positive or negative), but from a third-party perspective, it can be seen as dialectical historical perspective, it is justice (a good thing in principle) that leads to new ideas and advances humanity.
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The reason why the nuance of “read the situation” is difficult to convey to Westerners is that this act of reading the air is based on the assumption that there is no clear antagonistic structure.
- Why “air-readers” are not appreciated abroad and are actually very philosophical - piano-tree’s diary
Interesting assertion
- For the act of “reading the air” to be valid, there must be no clear conflict structure in place.
- In the West, where dialectical history is widespread, confrontation is considered a good thing, and there are conflicts here and there
- Therefore, “reading the air” is impossible in the first place and difficult to understand
relevance - Dissent does not exist.
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