Freedom, Capitalism and Morality - Eric Foner
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Freedom, capitalism, and morality in one sentence is suspect.
For religion and capitalism to flourish civil liberties are not necessary. America proves that.
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The problem with the Republican Party is that-as Foner says here-it is a contrdictory party.
However the Republican Party reflects the essential contradiction of American life-Freedom vs Control.
Christians and religious people believe in control because The Bible is a book that compels a narrow range of choice-obey or burn.
The secular concept of freedom means the inherent ability to live as one sees fit without the imposition of onerous authority.
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The problem with the Republican Party is that-as Foner says here-it is a contrdictory party.
However the Republican Party reflects the essential contradiction of American life-Freedom vs Control.
Christians and religious people believe in control because The Bible is a book that compels a narrow range of choice-obey or burn.
The secular concept of freedom means the inherent ability to live as one sees fit without the imposition of onerous authority.
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@snopro54 she would DESTROY the empty suits and idiot politicians so swiftly and decisively (with WORDS) that I would pay to see it. can you imagine a debate between rand and obama? bush? bernanke? paulson? geithner? any of these statists? what a spectable that would be.
as for his statement about capitalism and morality....what a complete ignoramus. to people like him, it's either government imposition of morality or none at all....idiot, each persons morality is determined by each individual.
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@snopro54 she would DESTROY the empty suits and idiot politicians so swiftly and decisively (with WORDS) that I would pay to see it. can you imagine a debate between rand and obama? bush? bernanke? paulson? geithner? any of these statists? what a spectable that would be.
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It is telling that the majority of comments on the videos discussing freedom are from libertarians. Do the rest not like freedom?
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What would Ayn Rand do?
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Never lump republicans in with libertarians.
ianhoppe 3 years ago 13
Liberty is about making choices. It is about self interest. Restraint is not about liberty, it is about morality and self-discipline. Restraint is good, but let's not confuse the concepts. Morality is an individual matter. Liberty--the ability to live one's life in accord with one's own vision of their life should be--is about society. As long as one does not violate the personal, property or civil rights of others, America should be about liberty.
LibertyPen 3 years ago 4