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Re: On Anti-Intellectual Conservative "Reflexive" Thought
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:52 amby Philly
The confusion comes because "the left" is a blend of liberal and socialist ideas. The right is a blend of liberal and traditionalist ideas. It's why we're a liberal society. Both of our main ideologies draw from liberalism.
Re: On Anti-Intellectual Conservative "Reflexive" Thought
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:00 amby Professor
Do you mean "liberal" as in the classic sense, as it was circa 1776? If so, then I think I know what you mean.
Re: On Anti-Intellectual Conservative "Reflexive" Thought
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:44 amby Philly
Liberalism as a general idea, not as a buzzword in American politics. Liberalism is about a free society. Like when a country is called a "liberal democracy", that doesn't necessarily mean leftist, it means there are basic protections of individual rights.
Re: On Anti-Intellectual Conservative "Reflexive" Thought
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:28 amby Professor
Re: On Anti-Intellectual Conservative "Reflexive" Thought
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:52 amby Philly
Re: On Anti-Intellectual Conservative "Reflexive" Thought
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:15 pmby Professor
Re: On Anti-Intellectual Conservative "Reflexive" Thought
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:17 pmby Philly
I guess in retrospect we'd call that a progressive step but I don't think they referred to it as such at the time.
Re: On Anti-Intellectual Conservative "Reflexive" Thought
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Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:21 pmby Nolidor