That’s interesting. But I am more pessimistic … for the liberal class, not for the nations they stem from, bar a few who a like America and France owe their very existence to a liberal project. To me liberalism and socialism are not spectres of opinion : they are mental illnesses. The reason why one becomes a socialist as well summed up by George Orwell is that one is fundamentally an exploiter by ingrained behaviour but does not want to present himself as such lest he were to be judged on his real competence to rule workers, a competence he doesn’t care about. The reason why ones becomes a liberal is that one is full of prejudices and ideological intolerance and thirsty for control, but will never announce his colours for lack of personal merits so as to qualify for a real elite of some sort.
authorjf
3 years ago
Communism, like Fascism, was a reactionary ideology that quite literally ‘reacted’ to the obvious shortcomings of Liberalism, aka Market Fundamentalism. The criminally immoral ideas and atrocities of Communism and Fascism took considerable inspiration from their predecessors: eugenics, warmongering, racism. Western Civilization in the TRUE, authentic, morally sound sense, has less to do with Free Market Liberalism per se, and more to do with our Christian heritage, and to various degrees, some other spiritual traditions as well, both pre-Christian and more recent.
Dewi Owen
3 years ago
I like people I know are concerned on the erosion of freedoms. Particularly in places we work or academia. This article suggests there is no hope. There are dissenting voices to the alt-liberal orthodoxy such as the Historian Nail Ferguson who observe what is happening and understand the danger of this toxic cult. However, the article suggests, the alt-ideology is deeply embedded in our institutions who are capitulating to the SJWarriors. Do we fight or just observe these attacks and destruction on our civilization?
That’s interesting. But I am more pessimistic … for the liberal class, not for the nations they stem from, bar a few who a like America and France owe their very existence to a liberal project. To me liberalism and socialism are not spectres of opinion : they are mental illnesses. The reason why one becomes a socialist as well summed up by George Orwell is that one is fundamentally an exploiter by ingrained behaviour but does not want to present himself as such lest he were to be judged on his real competence to rule workers, a competence he doesn’t care about. The reason why ones becomes a liberal is that one is full of prejudices and ideological intolerance and thirsty for control, but will never announce his colours for lack of personal merits so as to qualify for a real elite of some sort.
Communism, like Fascism, was a reactionary ideology that quite literally ‘reacted’ to the obvious shortcomings of Liberalism, aka Market Fundamentalism. The criminally immoral ideas and atrocities of Communism and Fascism took considerable inspiration from their predecessors: eugenics, warmongering, racism. Western Civilization in the TRUE, authentic, morally sound sense, has less to do with Free Market Liberalism per se, and more to do with our Christian heritage, and to various degrees, some other spiritual traditions as well, both pre-Christian and more recent.
I like people I know are concerned on the erosion of freedoms. Particularly in places we work or academia. This article suggests there is no hope. There are dissenting voices to the alt-liberal orthodoxy such as the Historian Nail Ferguson who observe what is happening and understand the danger of this toxic cult. However, the article suggests, the alt-ideology is deeply embedded in our institutions who are capitulating to the SJWarriors. Do we fight or just observe these attacks and destruction on our civilization?