thabet
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02:34:40 am on May 23, 2008 | # | |
What are the limits of liberalism?
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razib 3:00 am on May 23, 2008 | #
whatever society decides.
e.g., my avowed libertarian who justify the removal of children from parents who follow the fundamentalist church of latter day saints religion because women and children have been “brainwashed” and can’t make a “free” choice….
aziz 5:58 am on May 23, 2008 | #
an excellent question, thab, much better than “what are the excesses of liberalism” which is the only question that concerns conservatism.
I’d say that we need to define liberalism first, though. If we are talking about American liberalism as practiced in the US and well-represented by the Democratic party mainstream (minus the progressive left wing), then I can answer, but I will need to dwell on it a bit today.
razib 11:06 pm on May 23, 2008 | #
“No physical violence against another human being from among those humans that a liberal refers to as “we.””
that’s more like rothbardian libertarianism (non-aggression axiom).
aziz 10:49 pm on May 24, 2008 | #
with my definition above in mind, I’d argue that the limits are an unwillingness to assert moral axioms. Liberalism as it is practiced here is all about fairness, instead of defining moral absolutes and then holding fast to them.