Tapsearch Com EditorLiberalism backfires on itself
September 29th 2008 23:39
By Ray Tapajna, Editor and Artist at Tapart News and Art that Talks. Based in part by Father McQuade writings
There is a core through history covering almost every scenario of life. Yet, with Liberalism, there is a tendency to dwell on the dynamics of the present times and ignore the past. The experience of millions who have gone before us dealing with what is right and what iswrong is ignored. Liberalism tends to abide by rules manifested in the dynamics of public opinion in a short version of time and ignoring the core of judgements based on proven parameters in the past. Today we also have so called conservatives who have also thrown out the history books provoking pre-emptive wars.
When you tell a liberal that the U.S. Constitution derives from the Bible, they usually deny this. It is difficult to find out what liberal standards are and what they are based on. The U.S. Constitution is based on English law which is based on Magna Charta which was ultimately based on Bible teachings which became universal outside the box of religion. (There are many standards today that flow from relgion but are have migrated outside the box of religion.) For example the phrase - do unto others as you would have them do to you is a practical exercise for any culture or society. Human Dignity in the workday also stems from religion precepts.d
In 1215, King John of England was forced by English barons to form traditional guarantees of certain civil and political liberties based on the Magan Charta. No longer could Kings and Queens have absolute power. However, absolute civil sovereignty with the implied rights of people to make their own laws in entire independence of other criterion than the popular will expressed in polls and congressional majorities can become an absolute power in itself. In our times totalitarianism was fashioned from a liberal interpretation between the two extremes above. Facist Nazi philosophy holds as a self-evident truth that men are not all born equal, that they have no right to life or liberty, and the pursuit ofhappiness is under the rule of a self-appointed dictator. Liberal allow this as an freedom of expression.
In more recent times the right to life of the unborn does not fall under any category or order to things. The freedom of choice is isolated to the those who have the most power over those with less. In religion, Liberalism has no place for a God to shows us the way. Liberals may maintain that God does have a plan for for all of us but only men and popular opinion can mold what God's intentions are. The source of faith depends on whatever a group says it is no matter how small the group may be and no matter how the idealogy differs from group to group. A liberal will say there are no absolutes not knowing they are making an absolute in the statement itself. Thus the norms and standards in politics,economics or religion are left to splinter into uncontrollable pieces in a sea of contradictions.
In economics, during the present money crisis in the U.S. we see a majority of liberals calling for a bail out of big money agents where profit is enjoyed at the expense of small money and workers. On the other hand we have conservatives that do not want to government in any way control big money . Neither side has concluded that profit at the expense of a society has taken over with free trade and globalization driving the priority of profit over well being of societies. The general good for all in a society is secondary when it should be a priority over the profit motive.
Workers have property - this property is based on the work of their hands and apparently Liberalism infects both sides of current liberal and conservative politicians in the favor of profit over the rights of workers and even small business who fail to compete in a society where making money on money instead of making things dominate the business culture. We have production being moved from place to place based on the cheapest labor markets of the world with few questioning the process. Liberalism may mature someday but without a central core through history, it will be very difficult. There is a natural law that can tell us what priorities to follow and standards to set up universally over and above popular opinion. Polling does not accomplish this. If we do not want search out these universals , many will find the paths will be overwhelmed by the dark side of life as evident in the acceptance of torture being a necessary tool in the present wars.
There is a core through history covering almost every scenario of life. Yet, with Liberalism, there is a tendency to dwell on the dynamics of the present times and ignore the past. The experience of millions who have gone before us dealing with what is right and what iswrong is ignored. Liberalism tends to abide by rules manifested in the dynamics of public opinion in a short version of time and ignoring the core of judgements based on proven parameters in the past. Today we also have so called conservatives who have also thrown out the history books provoking pre-emptive wars.
When you tell a liberal that the U.S. Constitution derives from the Bible, they usually deny this. It is difficult to find out what liberal standards are and what they are based on. The U.S. Constitution is based on English law which is based on Magna Charta which was ultimately based on Bible teachings which became universal outside the box of religion. (There are many standards today that flow from relgion but are have migrated outside the box of religion.) For example the phrase - do unto others as you would have them do to you is a practical exercise for any culture or society. Human Dignity in the workday also stems from religion precepts.d
In 1215, King John of England was forced by English barons to form traditional guarantees of certain civil and political liberties based on the Magan Charta. No longer could Kings and Queens have absolute power. However, absolute civil sovereignty with the implied rights of people to make their own laws in entire independence of other criterion than the popular will expressed in polls and congressional majorities can become an absolute power in itself. In our times totalitarianism was fashioned from a liberal interpretation between the two extremes above. Facist Nazi philosophy holds as a self-evident truth that men are not all born equal, that they have no right to life or liberty, and the pursuit ofhappiness is under the rule of a self-appointed dictator. Liberal allow this as an freedom of expression.
In more recent times the right to life of the unborn does not fall under any category or order to things. The freedom of choice is isolated to the those who have the most power over those with less. In religion, Liberalism has no place for a God to shows us the way. Liberals may maintain that God does have a plan for for all of us but only men and popular opinion can mold what God's intentions are. The source of faith depends on whatever a group says it is no matter how small the group may be and no matter how the idealogy differs from group to group. A liberal will say there are no absolutes not knowing they are making an absolute in the statement itself. Thus the norms and standards in politics,economics or religion are left to splinter into uncontrollable pieces in a sea of contradictions.
In economics, during the present money crisis in the U.S. we see a majority of liberals calling for a bail out of big money agents where profit is enjoyed at the expense of small money and workers. On the other hand we have conservatives that do not want to government in any way control big money . Neither side has concluded that profit at the expense of a society has taken over with free trade and globalization driving the priority of profit over well being of societies. The general good for all in a society is secondary when it should be a priority over the profit motive.
Workers have property - this property is based on the work of their hands and apparently Liberalism infects both sides of current liberal and conservative politicians in the favor of profit over the rights of workers and even small business who fail to compete in a society where making money on money instead of making things dominate the business culture. We have production being moved from place to place based on the cheapest labor markets of the world with few questioning the process. Liberalism may mature someday but without a central core through history, it will be very difficult. There is a natural law that can tell us what priorities to follow and standards to set up universally over and above popular opinion. Polling does not accomplish this. If we do not want search out these universals , many will find the paths will be overwhelmed by the dark side of life as evident in the acceptance of torture being a necessary tool in the present wars.
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