I disagree with this. Illiberalism is the problem with any social problem. But this could come down to definitions. https://www.wsj.com/articles/theres-no-such-thing-as-an-illiberal-1501874893 …
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The misuse of the term 'liberalism' by people who are, in fact, authoritarian & intolerant of different ideas is certainly a problem.
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But I think the way to address this is to point out that they are being illiberal rather than reject concept of liberal & illiberal views.
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I know that sometimes concepts slide & the right thing to do is give up on them & relabel or just describe the values they once described.
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I was reluctant to abandon 'feminism' & wanted to reclaim it for the aim for gender equality. But I don't think we're there with liberalism.
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In fact, many on the hard-left who were so badly skewing the understanding of it are now rejecting it & lumping liberals with conservatives.
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It makes me happy when the radicals & identitarians explicitly state that they are not liberals.
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But, as I said, a lot of this cld be semantic differences, often national ones. Obviously, I don't think liberalism is defined by America.
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I think an understanding of liberalism as forcing a specific set of 'liberal' values onto everyone is a misunderstanding of it.
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A large part of it is an agreement to let people live by their own values & express them providing they're not harming anyone else.
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I've always disliked "nationalism," but spent years wondering exactly why Kemalism in Turkey never bothered me the same way. Now I get it.
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I suddenly feel a lot smarter after reading this quote. Thanks for that.
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This is essay it comes from which is well worth reading. I don't think Haidt has ever written anything that isn't!https://www.the-american-interest.com/2016/07/10/when-and-why-nationalism-beats-globalism/ …
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