tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post9057872169866374051..comments2024-03-28T17:08:15.784-07:00Comments on Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Realist Alternative to the Modern Left: Old Left and Proud of ItLord Keyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556863604205200159noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-78564930404162514852016-08-31T13:22:15.395-07:002016-08-31T13:22:15.395-07:00According to Russell, JM Keynes was a sophisticate...According to Russell, JM Keynes was a sophisticated edwardian hedonist... and he did advocate inequality in precisely that way : the very existence of a wealthy, educated elite with plenty of leisure is supposed to pave the way for a more civilised, pleasure oriented society when productivity will allow.<br />Actually, if you are neither a theist nor a follower of some sort of "philosophy of history" what could possibly make more sense than avoiding suffering (for yourself and for others as well) and seeking pleasure ?<br /><br />GLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372485857847843352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-14733934156408807382016-08-23T07:10:42.143-07:002016-08-23T07:10:42.143-07:00Y'old Tory you!Y'old Tory you!Ken Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976919713907046171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-76267074495502085222016-08-23T06:32:02.581-07:002016-08-23T06:32:02.581-07:00No, Old Left means concern for individual rights *...No, Old Left means concern for individual rights *tempered and limited* by the needs and collectivist concerns of the community as a whole.<br /><br />I am sceptical of legalized pot, nor do I support legalised drugs. Also, Old Left doesn't mean some bizarre cultural hedonism and selfish impulses unleashed. <br /><br />I'm fine with strong and stable nuclear families, instilling of morality, work ethic, and civic values, not hedonism, thanks.<br />Lord Keyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06556863604205200159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-42073052231063071832016-08-23T06:21:59.537-07:002016-08-23T06:21:59.537-07:00"anti-libertarian" with a small l? You s..."anti-libertarian" with a small l? You sure you want that? Look at what that means. Small l libertartians favour gay marriage, legalized pot, reducing or ending the war on drugs, we can have threesome with the neighbour if we don't startle the horses, no censorship. <br /><br />"anti free market" is bad too, but at least people can grok the sense you mean: anti unregulated laissez faire.Ken Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976919713907046171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-80267462941525438572016-08-22T05:02:33.955-07:002016-08-22T05:02:33.955-07:00A random thought about open borders.
Britain, Den...A random thought about open borders.<br /><br />Britain, Denmark, or Italy have a traditional people with roots there going back to hundreds of years. In cultural interests, it makes some sense that they restrict who comes in.<br /><br />It would be a different case, for example, for Chile or Uruguay, where most people are recent arrivals or have origins in recent arrivals.<br /><br />Plus, restricting immigration makes sense in a country with huge social services and need to curb unemployment. But in a country with few social services and a scarcity of workers, probably not so - as would be the case in certain Latin American countries.<br /><br />What do you think?Prateekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287835907015065883noreply@blogger.com