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E-book Saving Liberalism from Itself : The Spirit of Political Participation

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In our attempt to offer equal dignity to all regardless of background, and to stand up to institutions that fail to safeguard people’s dignity, we liberally oriented people have enabled an ideology that makes people suspicious of institutions per se and the traditions that uphold them. We have convinced people that the only way to make their lives meaningful is to discover their own path, encouraging them to cut ties with any institutions that stand in their way: from churches and mosques, to movements and parties, to families and friendships. In the process, we have separated them from crucial sources of meaning and belonging and have made it increasingly difficult to work together towards common goals. Meanwhile, in order to govern these increasingly disparate individuals, we have invented a mode of public reasoning that is in principle agreeable to anyone, regardless of their background and positionality, but which appears to appeal to no one. Because such reasoning is thought to require indifference and a high level of education and thus cannot be entrusted to just anyone, we have come to accept an understanding of politics as something that is done to people, or on their behalf, rather than by them and with them. And every so often, when people revolt, usually from the right, we either stand our ground like mighty old-growth trees in a forest fire, hoping we’ll be left in one piece and that, in time, a new forest will emerge around us, or we make mild concessions to right-wing populists and nativists, dredging up the symbols of yore such as faith, flag and family. In either case, possibilities for genuine reform and renewal are lost. In this chapter I explain how we got here and why it matters.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

320.51 STA s

Penerbit

London : Bristol University Press., 2022

Deskripsi Fisik

208 hlm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781529215502

Klasifikasi

320.51

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

computer

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

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Subjek

Liberalism

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