Truth... Gaze Into the Mirror Conservatives... Classical Liberalism -vs- 21st Century Liberalism and Conservatism
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny I am, above all a classical liberal thinker. One who understands Randian principles as well as those of the founding fathers of this great nation. Although not entirely synonymous in all respects they are as relates to government and the rights of all mankind to be free of tyrannical government. Liberalism, properly understood in the context of the era in which is flourished, the Age of Reason and The Age of Enlightenment , is in fact a good and positive philosophy. Unfortunately liberalism of the 21st century is not representative of what was indeed the soul of the classical liberal movement. American conservatism, which essentially became a effort to conserve classical liberalism, is today as large a failure as is modern liberalism itself. Liberalism is essentially recognizing the right of the individual to control their own lives in so long as they do not harm another. As liberalism began to turn more towards sta...