Paul Ryan (or movement conservatism broadly) says. “I’m a classical liberal, and that means you should constrain my rights as little as possible, and taxes constrain my rights. Ayn Rand forever! Fuck poor people!pic.twitter.com/RcamcLnCbA
Of course, the “identity politics” that focuses on the rights of groups has existed forever, and in America has primarily benefitted whites, especially rich cishet white men. But today it’s becoming more conscious and explicit again.
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Far from believing this challenge to liberalism represents a Grave Threat To All We Hold Dear, however, I think this is a potential area of growth for liberal ideology to develop into something that better suits our times:
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A post-liberal ideology that recognizes the rights and legitimate interests that we inherit from our differences rather than from our common humanity.
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