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Adding some more things from this bit here: http://punctualdork.com/post/128192413599/hideo-kojimas-writing-is-postmodern-not-terrible And postmodern or not, Kojima's writing is still terrible.
* Truth is a "[[social construct]]," rather than objectively provable.
* Truth is a "[[social construct]]," rather than objectively provable.
* Human agency is the only thing allowing for ideals like peace, power, and control to actually have power since they themselves lack any despite being passed down for ages due to just being ideals.
* A society's choice of language reflects their general perceptions of the rules by which the world operates (see [[political correctness]]).
* A society's choice of language reflects their general perceptions of the rules by which the world operates (see [[political correctness]]).
* There is no one superior culture; [[Western culture]] is no better than any other (see [[cultural relativism]]). This often takes the form of ridicule of anything deemed to be part of [[traditional values]] or mainstream [[American]] culture.
* There is no one superior culture; [[Western culture]] is no better than any other (see [[cultural relativism]]). This often takes the form of ridicule of anything deemed to be part of [[traditional values]] or mainstream [[American]] culture.
* Traditional authority has a strong tendency to be false and corrupt.
* Morality is personal with tradition playing little to no role in it, and as such, "right" and "wrong" is solely a matter of perspective (see [[moral relativism]]).
* The frequent use of irony and humorous [[wordplay]] to shift the meanings of words is encouraged as this causes people to rethink their assumptions about culture and language.
* The frequent use of irony and humorous [[wordplay]] to shift the meanings of words is encouraged as this causes people to rethink their assumptions about culture and language.
* [[Gender role]]s, [[sexuality]] and [[race]] are socially constructed, not [[inborn traits]].
* [[Gender role]]s, [[sexuality]] and [[race]] are socially constructed, not [[inborn traits]].
* The only way towards peace is by embracing [[Globalism|international unity]], as [[nationalism]] causes wars.
Critics of postmodernism include those who believe in an objective truth that can be explored by human means, among others.
Critics of postmodernism include those who believe in an objective truth that can be explored by human means, among others.