Jiang argues that pre-modern pagan cultures could be more tolerant than modern nation-state narratives admit because they did not classify homosexuality, race, and minority status in the same rigid modern way.
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Jiang argues that pre-modern pagan cultures could be more tolerant than modern nation-state narratives admit because they did not classify homosexuality, race, and minority status in the same rigid modern way.
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"...So in the pagan culture there just isn't the idea of homosexuality. Men had sex with each other all the time and no one..."
"communities suppress the individual is something that we believe we have faith in it but it just is not historically true. Okay? Also remember..."
"...Tel Aviv is open. Meaning, it actually has a lot of homosexuality. Right? And you can imagine people in Jerusalem aren't happy about this,..."
"...idea of liberalism today is based on utilitarianism. So for example, homosexuality. Why is homosexuality good? Because first of all, homosexuals want to be..."
"...to understand at this time in history there's no concept of homosexuality it was perfectly permissible no one cared if you had sex with..."
"...You can make that argument. Okay? Because remember in this world homosexuality is not it doesn't exist. It's very it's okay for men to..."
"...adult. And they became lovers. The Spartans did not consider this homosexuality. We would consider it homosexuality. But they themselves did not consider this..."
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