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An article brought to you by an institute that believes in: "There are certain permanent things in society: the health of the family, inherited political insti
by petermcneeley 8y ago
An article brought to you by an institute that believes in:
"There are certain permanent things in society: the health of the family, inherited political institutions that insure a measure of order and justice and freedom, a life of diversity and independence, a life marked by widespread possession of private property. These permanent things guarantee against arbitrary interference by the state. These are all aspects of conservative thought, which have developed gradually as the debate since the French Revolution has gone on."
- yters 8y agoInterestingly, utopian projects tend to try and eliminate those things. Perhaps because they guarantee against arbitrary interference by the state.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoBut you see, only arbitrary interference by the state can bring about Utopia, because in order to get there, we need something powerful enough to run over everything in the status quo. (Or so proponents seem to believe.)
- yters 8y agoFortunately with super social technology we can succeed where all past attempts have failed.
- Buldak 8y agoYes, it's hard not to think that the subtext here is a kind of quietism in service to the status quo.
- 0x262d 8y agothe only purpose of this article is to shut off the possibility of an alternative to the status quo.
- petermcneeley 8y agoHehe who knows. I was just sitting at 5 point comment and in like 30 seconds im at -1.
- alacombe 8y agothough, what are the proof that "progressivism" is actually "progress" ?
- cc439 8y agoWhat's wrong with any of that?
- petermcneeley 8y agoI just think its too on the nose. A classical liberal think tank writes scare piece about the downsides to Utopian progressivism. Yawn. Perhaps im getting old.