The philosophy has continued to evolve since the 19th-Century, Jeethttps://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/971967531974971392 …
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Replying to @clairlemon
Well then it's not classical liberalism. Why not come up with a new name rather than claiming identity with a complex heritage you don't actually have much in common with?
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Replying to @HeerJeet @clairlemon
As someone who’s self-IDed as a classical liberal for about 20 years, let me heartily endorse that idea. I hadn’t even been aware alt-right types were trying to coopt the term until... well, today.
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Though... wait, is Jeet suggesting the applicability of “classical liberal” is wedded to... dumb things Mill wrote about pre-industrial cultures? Because that’s absurd.
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Replying to @normative @clairlemon
No, I'm saying that actual classical liberal tradition is pretty complex with all sorts of strange by ways, so all modern "classical liberals" are just picking & choosing from that. I would prefer classical liberal to be be used only for pre-20th century stuff
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Replying to @HeerJeet @clairlemon
Unlike all other political traditions, which are marked by a clean heterogeneity requiring no such selection?
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Replying to @normative @clairlemon
Sure, but the preferred way to deal with evolving thought is to come up with new terms (libertarian, anarcho-libertarian, Objectivist) not to conflate a modern ideology with a historical body of thought.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @normative
What about cultural libertarian? Most of us aren't doctrinaire libertarian on economic issues.
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That seems preferable to me -- less confusing than classical liberal.
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