A Renewal of Liberal Politics

It's about damn time. Major kudos to the writers and signatories of the Manifesto. To quote from the Weekly Standard: "They make clear their commitment to domestic and economic policies with which we at The Weekly Standard heartily disagree. But in the fight against tyranny and terror, against secular dictatorships and Islamic jihadism, is it too much to hope that decent liberals and conservatives could make common cause? We think not, and we hope that this clarion call from overseas might contribute to a rebirth of political courage and moral clarity on the American left as well."

Amen.

Starm,

Nice articles. I enjoyed reading both the weekly standard article as well as the definition of liberalism. I learned more than I knew about the difference between European and American liberalism.

It would be nice to think that people on both sides would join together to confront the obvious danger that Islamofascism poses to all civilized democracies.

It seems that postmodern moral relativism has grasped hold of liberals in the way they argue (at least in the US) where tolerance is held above all else as priority #1. If as the article suggests, liberals were able to cohesively create a platform of which they could draw a line in the sand, I think they could attract a lot more people to consider their positions on other ideas as well.

The only downside to the political ramifications of ideas is the idea that conservatives and liberals won't truly allow each other to come together on an issue for fear of losing power, shifting momentum to someone else. That will continue to hamper the ability to present a united front against terrorism.

Certainly interesting and well-meaning. But I can't help thinking that this is how neo-conservatism got its start: patriotic liberals reacting against the excesses of the left and what was then called the counter culture -- and along the way becoming conservatives.