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> While I am a liberal, this is the side of liberalism that I detest. Huh? What's liberal about this? Just the fact that it's a radical proposal? That's a pret
by wutbrodo 7y ago
> While I am a liberal, this is the side of liberalism that I detest.
Huh? What's liberal about this? Just the fact that it's a radical proposal? That's a pretty flat (and I'd argue, inaccurate) definition of liberalism.
- Piskvorrr 7y agoIt's not even radical. I mean, it's been originally penned as a modest proposal ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal
- nobodyandproud 7y agoIt was a knee-jerk reaction on my part. Cannibalism isn’t something that I would expect the religious (generally in the conservative camp) would tolerate, whereas the camp that believes in the natural goodness of humans (classic liberalism) might.