Monday, May 09, 2011
Liberal Mythology
If American intellectuals are dispirited by our collapsing society, it might have something to do with unfulfilled expectations based on liberal mythology. As one participant in a series of conversations held online five years ago remarked, there never was a liberal golden age; there were sporadic democratic movements opposed by the establishment, but that was it.
Granted, the undermining and reversal of those movements has us reeling, but how we view past events contextualizes the present, and determines whether we put up a spirited resistance to fraud or simply throw in the towel and hope for the best.
In American Psyche, a collection of four ad hoc discussions about liberal culture, liberalism is explored in a forthright, accessible format. See if they offer a more realistic interpretation than that espoused by the liberal establishment.
Granted, the undermining and reversal of those movements has us reeling, but how we view past events contextualizes the present, and determines whether we put up a spirited resistance to fraud or simply throw in the towel and hope for the best.
In American Psyche, a collection of four ad hoc discussions about liberal culture, liberalism is explored in a forthright, accessible format. See if they offer a more realistic interpretation than that espoused by the liberal establishment.
