“I have certain rules I live by. My first rule: I don’t believe anything the government tells me.” George Carlin
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[–]Noam_Chomsky 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 2 years ago (5 children)
I think you mean "progressivism".
[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 2 years ago (4 children)
Nope. Liberalism literally means "do what you want". And this applies to whom? The population? No sir. THE GOVERNMENT. Therefore big spending.
[–]Noam_Chomsky 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 2 years ago (2 children)
http://world-history-education-resources.com/age-of-enlightenment/liberalism-enlightenment-age.html
Both the Age of Enlightenment and the birth of liberalism can be viewed as starting with the father of liberalism John Locke (1632 - 1704), although he was informed by thinkers like the Greeks, Machiavelli, Hobbes, and the events of the English Civil War.(More...). The political version of enlightenment is liberalism, the idea that all men are created equal, and have a right to life and liberty, and that this should be reflected in government.
Do you have any sources for your position?
[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 2 years ago* (1 child)
Maybe my position is specific to economic theories of government. I haven't studied that part of history that well, or the history of politics for that matter.
There are so many intersections in these topics where a term can confuse when it is used without sufficient context. So, my apologies for confusing "history of politics" liberalism with "economic theory of government" liberalism.
[–]Noam_Chomsky 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 2 years ago (0 children)
No prob.
The roots of the progressive movement stem from the idea that govt can be used to fix people's problems.
[–]AcceleratedWallops 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun - 2 years ago (0 children)
Absolutely not. Stop chewing your Fox News pills and look around at your fellow Americans.
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