tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post113955424934605220..comments2023-10-11T02:51:41.729-05:00Comments on Voices in My Head: IdealismTobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14930468887760990485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post-1139706246106398562006-02-11T19:04:00.000-06:002006-02-11T19:04:00.000-06:00I think that it is possible, but only if one also ...I think that it is possible, but only if one also has ideals that condone levels of moderation. For example, there are many people who are idealistically Zionistic but would still never become extreme or violent because they also value tolerance and moderation as part of their philosophy. It's when there are idealists who believe that their ideal is more important than any other value that things start to get really scary. And if there are two opposing sides of these....Tobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14930468887760990485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post-1139636038010181842006-02-10T23:33:00.000-06:002006-02-10T23:33:00.000-06:00It's interesting thought, and you know, it makes m...It's interesting thought, and you know, it makes me wonder, what happens when two types of idealism clash. When neither side wants to compromise its ideals? In the end, the ideals are only as good as far they get those whom they are serving somewhere. What I mean is, look at the French Revolution. They had positive ideals - but they took them to the extreme. Is it possible to be an idealist without becoming an extremist?Irina Tsukermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964771563778702009noreply@blogger.com