"“Classical liberalism” is the term used to designate the ideology
advocating private property, an unhampered market economy, the rule of
law, constitutional guarantees of freedom of religion and of the press,
and international peace based on free trade…including freedom of
contract and exchange and the free disposition of one’s own labor, is
given a high priority. Historically, liberalism has manifested a
hostility to state action, which, it insists, should be reduced to a
minimum." ~ Ralph Raico
Hmm, sounds a lot like conservatism. I wonder where the shift occurred.
Kelly OConnell pens the missive, "Liberalism: A Basic Primer—Or, Why Leftism is Failure Incarnate".
Mark J. Perry enlightens us Why Socialism Failed.
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Showing posts with label Liberal. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Occupy Wall Street vs. Tea Party
This is possibly the most clearly described difference between the political left and right I have seen lately.
"So, it goes without saying that the political left and political right are as far apart as any two philosophies could possibly be. Whether realizing it or not, one stands for socialism, a system where all power rests in the hands of government. The other sees power resting with the people, that which is spelled out in the Constitution.
One believes government must control all production and commerce. The other believes production and commerce can only reach its potential through unbridled entrepreneurship.
One believes only government, not the individual, has the ability to fulfill man’s never-ending needs. The other believes only the individual can overcome the challenges of society."
Read the remainder of the essay at Politically Incorrect Club
"So, it goes without saying that the political left and political right are as far apart as any two philosophies could possibly be. Whether realizing it or not, one stands for socialism, a system where all power rests in the hands of government. The other sees power resting with the people, that which is spelled out in the Constitution.
One believes government must control all production and commerce. The other believes production and commerce can only reach its potential through unbridled entrepreneurship.
One believes only government, not the individual, has the ability to fulfill man’s never-ending needs. The other believes only the individual can overcome the challenges of society."
Read the remainder of the essay at Politically Incorrect Club
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
liberal wireless
I love this!
CREDO sent me a proposal for their wireless phone service with the following comment included.
", we are countering the anti-immigrant, gun-obsessed, climate change denying Tea Party members every day of the year."
They refer to themselves as "America's only progressive phone company".
"I'd like you to take a close look at your phone company, and ask yourself this: Did my phone company help send the Tea Party to Washington?" (grammar errors theirs, not mine)
I was not aware there are any members of the "Tea Party" in office. Are there?
At one time CREDO, while far left of my personal views, provided a variety of liberal left ideology, something I found informative and useful. For the past several months, however, they have been been flooding my mail box, both "e" and "snail", focusing on their wireless service, and its getting tiresome.
True capitalism in every sense of the word, gotta love it!
How funny would it be to copy about 25000 of these ads, stamp "Capitalist" in bold red letters across the front and distribute them to the OWS folks?
I wonder how many anti-"Tea Party" folks have bothered to read the diverse Tea Party ideologies (there is no ONE Tea Party, you know) to see if it lines up with their own ideology or how many just assume that it is something its not. When you get right down to it, the "Tea Party" philosophy crosses traditional Democrat and Republican party lines; it is a focus on traditional democracy according to the Constitution of these United States of America.
CREDO sent me a proposal for their wireless phone service with the following comment included.
", we are countering the anti-immigrant, gun-obsessed, climate change denying Tea Party members every day of the year."
They refer to themselves as "America's only progressive phone company".
"I'd like you to take a close look at your phone company, and ask yourself this: Did my phone company help send the Tea Party to Washington?" (grammar errors theirs, not mine)
I was not aware there are any members of the "Tea Party" in office. Are there?
At one time CREDO, while far left of my personal views, provided a variety of liberal left ideology, something I found informative and useful. For the past several months, however, they have been been flooding my mail box, both "e" and "snail", focusing on their wireless service, and its getting tiresome.
True capitalism in every sense of the word, gotta love it!
How funny would it be to copy about 25000 of these ads, stamp "Capitalist" in bold red letters across the front and distribute them to the OWS folks?
I wonder how many anti-"Tea Party" folks have bothered to read the diverse Tea Party ideologies (there is no ONE Tea Party, you know) to see if it lines up with their own ideology or how many just assume that it is something its not. When you get right down to it, the "Tea Party" philosophy crosses traditional Democrat and Republican party lines; it is a focus on traditional democracy according to the Constitution of these United States of America.
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