14 Feb 2009 04:05 pm
Quote For Today
"When it comes to the culture, conservatives should promote an awareness of the costs of unchecked individual autonomy, while challenging conceptions of freedom that deny the need for self-restraint and self-denial. When it comes to economics, they should emphasize the virtue and necessity of Americans, collectively as well as individually, learning to live within their means. When it comes to foreign policy, they should advocate a restoration of realism, which will necessarily entail abandoning expectations of remaking the world in America's own image," - Andrew Bacevich, TNR.
Do we think American conservatives believe this statement? Especially since it was written published in The New Republic, a liberal leaning publication. It is however a very interesting statement or mission statement.
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Yes, very interesting indeed. I believe in having a totally candid mind when dealing with political philosophy. I will bet that most conservatives think that there is nothing wrong with there views and can justify anything they do. They probably also think that they are as open minded as anyone else. I can say otherwise, no matter what way you look at it conservative and liberalism have their good and bad.
ReplyDeleteTraditionally I find more of this perspective coming from a constitution or libertarian standpoint.
ReplyDeleteYou are addicted to Andrew Sullivan's blog!
ReplyDeleteThe whole thing about conservatives thinking "that there is nothing wrong with their views and can justify anything they do" can be a typical characteristic of any human being, I don't think that such characteristics can be said to stereotype one political party. Everyone has their own views.
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