[lbo-talk] Liberalism (Was Re: Nietzsche)

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Wed Jul 4 12:55:59 PDT 2007


Carl Remick wrote:


>>
> More accurate to say: Two different kettles, both fishy. I guess the
> best way to compare these two brands of liberalism to say that
> political liberalism is a set of pleasant fantasies that serves as the
> cover story for economic liberalism, red in tooth and claw.
> Basically, political liberalism has been a way of mesmerizing the
> masses into believing they're better off with the divine rule of
> capitalists than the divine rule of kings.

I think political liberalism still registers in people's minds as a good thing. It is equated with political and religious tolerance, universal franchise, and civil rights. I know that it has been drummed into people that you cannot have those things without economic liberalism (non-interference of state in markets), but the connection/relation is not necessary.

Joanna



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