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Socialists Adrift | 59 comments (59 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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I wonder where the left situates with respect to libertarianism. The same holds for democratic-christianism actually, which besides its traditionalism does have something of a left looking streak.

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by ValentinD (walentijn arobase free spot frança) on Thu May 28th, 2009 at 12:15:43 PM EST
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ValentinD:
democratic-christianism actually, which besides its traditionalism does have something of a left looking streak
But you will note that Catholic Social Doctrine can be seen as a late-19th-century attempt by the Church to remain relevant in the face of the rise of the socialist workers' movement.

So that "left-leaning streak" is also a consequence of the Industrial Revolution. And, just like the Social Democrats have colonised the Social-Liberal space, the Christian Democrats have become neoliberal.

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by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu May 28th, 2009 at 12:24:17 PM EST
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There is more than just that. Someone said once (Lily I think)  that christian communities look a lot like communism, if you take out the class war - violent revolution - proletarian dictatorship part.
Well-read christians could cite Jesus' words about the camel passing through the needle hole :)

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by ValentinD (walentijn arobase free spot frança) on Thu May 28th, 2009 at 12:36:24 PM EST
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The crucial difference is that, traditionally at least, religious communities have attempted to achieve equality by charity, not by recognition of equal opportunity as a universal, unimpeachable human right.

Here is a concise description of why that is not good enough for a modern mass society.

- Jake

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by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Thu May 28th, 2009 at 05:46:13 PM EST
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