Do you value individual liberty or do you embrace collectivism?
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Sambriggs96 · 26-30, F
JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M
@Sambriggs96 [quote]We live in a much more liberal society today than in the past.[/quote]
Do we though? The Declaration of Independence was a very short document. The full text of the US Constitution can be read in an afternoon: http://constitutionus.com/
We were a society based not on lots of rules that could never be broken, but on a series of principles that underscored the true nature of who we are as human beings.
From this liberal mindset, we have devolved into a conservative, nothing-must-ever-change mindset where we argue over the semantics of words instead of finding collaborative solution.
What drives me nuts about the "liberal progressive" movement is the implication that we need to progress into the future. What we need is a way to reach into the past and remember what the great experiment was all about.
[b][i]Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.[/i][/b]
Can any of us be truly happy if we have made our neighbor miserable? I think not.
Is that the same as collectivism where we all think homogeneously? I think not.
Do we though? The Declaration of Independence was a very short document. The full text of the US Constitution can be read in an afternoon: http://constitutionus.com/
We were a society based not on lots of rules that could never be broken, but on a series of principles that underscored the true nature of who we are as human beings.
From this liberal mindset, we have devolved into a conservative, nothing-must-ever-change mindset where we argue over the semantics of words instead of finding collaborative solution.
What drives me nuts about the "liberal progressive" movement is the implication that we need to progress into the future. What we need is a way to reach into the past and remember what the great experiment was all about.
[b][i]Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.[/i][/b]
Can any of us be truly happy if we have made our neighbor miserable? I think not.
Is that the same as collectivism where we all think homogeneously? I think not.
Sambriggs96 · 26-30, F
It's human nature to feel happiness from making others happy. Liberalism has a focus on the individual and collectivism on society. It's a balance again, because you want to be happy but you also want the rest of society to be happy