Would it be true to say that a coherent liberal is someone who looks forward to the possibility of being a conservative? Bear with me.
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That I found interesting when we think about liberalism and conservatism in terms of progressing and conserving.
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It's a spectrum. Libs emphasise progress (can lead to radicalism), conservatives emphasise incrementalism (can lead to reactionism).
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I needed you at about 4 AM. People were being defeatist about the possibility of progress in human reason and science and art.
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Progress is *always* possible, through application of reason. Scientists never just give up and say - that's it, we can't do any more.
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