[lbo-talk] Liberalism and preemptive evil

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Jun 5 08:14:53 PDT 2006


On Jun 5, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Carl Remick wrote:


> [A couple of items here about Peter Beinart, champion of a
> resurgent liberalism that recognizes the evil of the new
> totalitarianism emanating from radical Islam, which requires
> liberals to take all actions necessary to combat this evil "even
> when their moral purity is compromised in the effort." Beinart is
> an excellent example of what irredeemable assholes liberals are,
> and he is a timely reminder that liberalism remains perhaps the
> greatest lasting threat to peace and democratic values the world
> has known.]

I'm confused. If Beinart says that liberals have lost the world because of their intense squishiness, how is liberalism the prime threat? Isn't Beinartism a greater threat?

Doug



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