1. Like all sane people I would rather be covered in honey & eaten by a bear rather than revisit the Hillary versus Bernie debate.
-
Show this thread
-
2. But maybe Hillary v. Bernie can usefully be recast as liberalism versus socialism.
15 replies 7 retweets 94 likesShow this thread -
3. The curious thing about liberalism versus socialism is that they aren't quite antithetical nor are they quite allies.
12 replies 12 retweets 112 likesShow this thread -
4. Classical liberalism, which predates democracy, is antithetical to socialism in fundamental way of prioritizing property above all
6 replies 9 retweets 81 likesShow this thread -
5. Classical liberalism prized the freedom of the individual above all, with individual being specifically propertied white men.
3 replies 13 retweets 87 likesShow this thread -
6. But the rise of mass democracy (pushed for by socialists) became the norm, liberalism had to face reality of diverse individualisms.
2 replies 8 retweets 74 likesShow this thread -
7. Liberalism splintered into two: one side continuing to prioritize elite white men (libertarianism) other side accepting democracy
3 replies 16 retweets 90 likesShow this thread -
8. John Stuart Mill is pivotal figure because he was first major liberal to recognize that mass democracy meant accepting socialism.
4 replies 16 retweets 122 likesShow this thread -
9. Post-Mill, all major liberal thinkers (Russell, Dewey, Rawls, Bobbio) have pushed for a conciliation of liberalism with social democracy
4 replies 12 retweets 92 likesShow this thread -
This Tweet is unavailable.
All the major threats to democracy in American history have come from liberals & conservatives, not socialists.
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.