Dear Reliable, Please take care with definitions. They are dangerous. SJ Lec has told this showing that "finis (end, death) and definition have the same root." A definition in practice is an agressive simplifying logical manouvre that can mutilate a complex concept.
For liberalism see please: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberalism Your define is good for libertarian, for libertarianism it is a bit different. Semantic has some strangeness in it. Peter On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 1:53 PM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > Definitions, Gentlemen, please: > > > What is libertarianism? > > Libertarianism is, as the name implies, the belief in liberty. > Libertarians strive for a free, peaceful, abundant world where each > individual has the maximum opportunity to pursue his or her dreams and to > realize his full potential. > > The core idea is simply stated, but profound and far-reaching in its > implications. Libertarians believe that each person owns his own life and > property, and has the right to make his own choices as to how he lives his > life – as long as he simply respects the same right of others to do the > same. > > Another way of saying this is that libertarians believe you should be free > to do as you choose with your own life and property, as long as you don't > harm the person and property of others. > > > What is liberalism? > > Basically liberalism is a willful failure to mature beyond adolescence > that can have catastrophic consequences for society. With luck, the > official diagnosis of this disease by a mental health professional will > facilitate the search for a cure. > > Let us be precise or the story passed around the campfire becomes > convoluted into unacceptable distortions. > > Warm Regards, > > Reliable > > > > Eric Walker wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Daniel Rocha <[email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]>**> wrote: >> >> Liberalism is supporting government? Shouldn't it be the opposite? >> I mean, liberalism is a typical conservative stance, for example, >> the more conservative the republican, the more liberal it is. >> Liberal as meaning interference of the government with the >> economy. The most liberal of the republican nowadays are Ron Paul >> supporters, after him comes neo cons and Reagan fans... >> We've been using the term "liberal" in a way that is specific to the US >> political context. The meaning of the word has changed over time. It used >> to mean "free markets, minimal regulation," and in economics it still does. >> But now, in general American usage, it means something closer to social >> democracy without the socialism (or with it, some would argue!). >> >> Even in the US, there is no clear-cut definition for "conservative" or >> "liberal." People who call themselves liberal and conservative have a wide >> range of beliefs, often overlapping. In the US these two camps fight one >> another tooth and nail for political supremacy. Things have gotten worse >> over the last several decades, and now effective decision making has >> largely ground to a halt in preference to political posturing and a >> perpetual election cycle. >> >> Eric >> >> > -- Dr. Peter Gluck Cluj, Romania http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
