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IN the other thread, of which this is the off shoot, surprise had been expressed about the term secular fundamentalism - one comment.

In the early 80is in Germany the green movement was being described as fundamentalist by the conservative newspapers like the FAZ. This destinction was kept almost to today, where the two main fractions inside the Greens, the Fundi's and the Realo's are being described by this.

A shortend interepretation of fundamentalism, could therefore be Anti-modernists.

so you can be a fundamentalist secularist, if you are anit-modernist at the same time...

by PeWi on Wed Feb 15th, 2006 at 08:33:11 AM EST
I think there is some of that. Enlightenment values are becoming a thing of the past in this post-modern era.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Feb 15th, 2006 at 08:42:29 AM EST
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You know, I never liked the term post-modernism - it is so 80ties, can we not come up with something better.
by PeWi on Wed Feb 15th, 2006 at 08:45:09 AM EST
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The fault with that is with historiographers who, in a bout of hubris, started calling historical periods "modern" and "contemporary".

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Feb 15th, 2006 at 08:51:31 AM EST
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I understood what it was all about for a few minutes once. It refuses to stay in my head.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Wed Feb 15th, 2006 at 08:55:50 AM EST
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It isn't supposed to. Only a Grand Fal/logo-Centric Meta-narrative would stay in your head. ;-)

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by Sirocco (sirocco2005ATgmail.com) on Wed Feb 15th, 2006 at 09:00:01 AM EST
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