Indeed, these are the questions I have for you today: Does not liberalism (as we know it today) stand for the lack of all role models (but volunteerism)? Are we sure that our societies can do well without models?
Thank you for your replies to this discussion. — Eros1982
Is this so or have I misunderstood US liberals? — Eros1982
I have come to the conclusion that the only way to be politically correct towards liberal morals and aesthetics is to not be rigid at all, to not offend and to be 'open-minded' towards everything that does not violate state laws. — Eros1982
but this is what I take modern liberalism for: lack of models & aesthetics that first of all are politically correct (aesthetics which try to include as more qualities as possible, so none might feel excluded and no model may dominate). — Eros1982
I may be wrong, but I have come to the conclusion that the only way to be politically correct towards liberal morals and aesthetics is to not be rigid at all, to not offend and to be 'open-minded' towards everything that does not violate state laws.
I repeat that I may be wrong, but this is what I take modern liberalism for: lack of models & aesthetics that first of all are politically correct (aesthetics which try to include as more qualities as possible, so none might feel excluded and no model may dominate). — Eros1982
lack of models & aesthetics — Eros1982
Le meglio è l'inimico del bene (the perfect is the enemy of the good). — Voltaire
I'm not sure what the thrust of your discussion is. It's a bit incoherent. — Bitter Crank
That said, it can be very difficult to figure out the latest wrinkles in political usage. Why for example, has the phrase "pregnant women" been replaced by 'pregnant people"? The last time I looked it up, men do not get pregnant — Bitter Crank
This is what I call a text-based Rorschach Test mon ami. It's about what you see in the text and not about what the text's contents are. :smile: — Agent Smith
I believe in universal healthcare, better elementary education, global warming, big government, infrastructure spending, taxing the rich, social services, some kind of egalitarianism, and so on. — Eros1982
@Jack CumminsNice. That's how I view Heidegger... — Tom Storm
One goal in "liberal" societies is to manage conflict. Better that than stoking conflict. A lot of what people call "political correctness" are just blandishments aimed at conflict reduction, and the illusion--if not the fact--that since we are all equal, there is no need for conflict. — Bitter Crank
My impression is that in the US ‘liberal’ (in terms of politicians) basically means slightly right of centre to anyone from Europe. — I like sushi
All societies handle conflict. That is probably a damn good definition of what a ‘society’ is … a group of peoples with various opinions and views that actively handle conflicts within their body and at their borders. — I like sushi
My point was that is was not a definition of liberalism at all because ‘liberal’ views are still a loosely defined set of rules. — I like sushi
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