327: Western values

<p>The boys drink and review a robust porter from Bell&#39;s, then evaluate western values. </p> <p>Western values developed from three major sources. </p> <p>* Classical antiquity </p> <p>* The Judeo-Christian tradition </p> <p>* Germanic customs </p> <p>Roughly speaking, &quot;western values&quot; include the following: </p> <p>* Democracy </p> <p>* Individualism </p> <p>* Human rights </p> <p>* Free speech </p> <p>* Free markets </p> <p>* The rule of law </p> <p>* Secularism </p> <p>* Rationalism </p> <p>* Liberalism </p> <p>* Capitalism </p> <p>When people object to western values, which of these do they want to discard? </p> <p>&quot;Western values&quot; are truths, not merely preferences. We&#39;re not making this stuff up, we&#39;re progressively discovering things about the right ordering of society. </p>