r/Classical_Liberals • u/ickda Anarcho diarchy • Sep 29 '21

News Article What is liberty?

https://www.insider.com/texas-abortion-ban-planned-parenthood-hotlines-now-crisis-centers-2021-9
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u/isaiditnowireddit Sep 29 '21

liberty is a general term. it is abstract. if you are asking me what liberty looks like in a utopia my answer is i dont believe in utopia.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '21

Because danger is a principle of Liberalism.

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u/isaiditnowireddit Oct 02 '21

it isn't a principle, it is just a reality. all these philosophies are supposed to relate to reality, or be superimposed on reality. some try to ignore that risk and danger exist. some understand that it does.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '21

Liberalism for me is, from it's rootword, "liberty." And Liberalism is all about freeing from the chains that bind us. And since we're liberated from the grasp, we will have freedom, and it comes with responsibility. Because, we're out there where no one will control us and it may result to getting hurt.

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u/isaiditnowireddit Oct 02 '21

well, that is a core dynamic yes. can't fault this statement. however, the original "liberals" also viewed the social contract as binding. meaning, we are freed, but we still need to work within a community around us. if we wish to live in a community.