Dr. Gluck,
Dare you to read or audio listen to Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder by
Michael Savage along with Common Sense
http://www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/singlehtml.htm and then
define What is liberalism? differently.
From Reliable with Love
Peter Gluck wrote:
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]
<mailto:[email protected]>
<[email protected]
<mailto:[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]>
<mailto:[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
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Dr. Peter Gluck
Cluj, Romania
http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
