Liberty and Justice
The latest In These Times newspaper has an article by Marilyn Katz on why we need to defeat the right. One of the respondents familiar responses caught my eyes.http://inthesetimes.com/article/13628/whose_election_is_this_anyway. Here’s his (note the gender I have presumed) and my response.
True American • 4 hours agoThis socialist author wouldn’t know what liberty or justice for all is about. Amazing how a radical organizer has become so popular in the media
Response toTrue American. What do you mean? What evidence do you have for such silly comments. Why do disagreements about the balances needed to provide the maximum Liberty and Justice turn into this kind of “You Are”, “I’m not” debates. Both are ideals that–as we explain to 4 year-olds–come with responsibilities. Both have
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True American • 4 hours agoThis socialist author wouldn’t know what liberty or justice for all is about. Amazing how a radical organizer has become so popular in the media
Response toTrue American. What do you mean? What evidence do you have for such silly comments. Why do disagreements about the balances needed to provide the maximum Liberty and Justice turn into this kind of “You Are”, “I’m not” debates. Both are ideals that–as we explain to 4 year-olds–come with responsibilities. Both have
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For some reason I think that the following got cut from my last message!
Response to True American. What do you mean? What evidence do you have for such silly comments. Why do disagreements about the balances needed to provide the maximum Liberty and Justice turn into this kind of “You Are”, “I’m not” debates. Both are ideals that–as we explain to 4 year-olds–come with responsibilities. Both have to be balanced by the freedom that your freedom may impinge upon. Democracy was the answer that folks fighting for both long ago came up with. It’s a place-holder for a much more complicated discussion about the way both terms work out in real life, who it includes and the trade-offs we’re willing to live with. Since neither of
Response to True American. What do you mean? What evidence do you have for such silly comments. Why do disagreements about the balances needed to provide the maximum Liberty and Justice turn into this kind of “You Are”, “I’m not” debates. Both are ideals that–as we explain to 4 year-olds–come with responsibilities. Both have to be balanced by the freedom that your freedom may impinge upon. Democracy was the answer that folks fighting for both long ago came up with. It’s a place-holder for a much more complicated discussion about the way both terms work out in real life, who it includes and the trade-offs we’re willing to live with. Since neither of
