I would also add (being friends with some self-described socialists) that solidarity is a traditional socialist value. “It’s easy to offer an “opportunity” that in practice goes to a few; the hard and serious task is to ensure the means of flourishing to all.”
The folks who created Drinking Liberally summarized liberalism (in the U.S. sense of center-left) as follows: “It is better to live for others than only for yourself.” I liked that because I think that’s probably the best, most succinct statement of a core liberal value; and it’s so stated that it could either be the ideal that drives someone’s life, or the opposite of the ideal that drives someone’s life.
So, I always found one thing strange about the comments in this article—that no-one even considered a ‘Traditional Socialist Values’ post.
So I, no fan of socialism, did.
These are pretty good and it’s a good exercise.
I would also add (being friends with some self-described socialists) that solidarity is a traditional socialist value. “It’s easy to offer an “opportunity” that in practice goes to a few; the hard and serious task is to ensure the means of flourishing to all.”
The folks who created Drinking Liberally summarized liberalism (in the U.S. sense of center-left) as follows: “It is better to live for others than only for yourself.” I liked that because I think that’s probably the best, most succinct statement of a core liberal value; and it’s so stated that it could either be the ideal that drives someone’s life, or the opposite of the ideal that drives someone’s life.
Thanks, and added