tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871124746437074910.post2976737742763924914..comments2023-10-29T00:22:43.196-07:00Comments on Kinetic Reaction: Renaming Conservatism and its MissionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871124746437074910.post-52408633897314986852007-12-08T05:55:00.000-08:002007-12-08T05:55:00.000-08:00This is similar to calling traditional conservativ...This is similar to calling traditional conservatives 'liberals', which I considered, but gave a reason for not endorsing:<BR/><BR/><BR/>"It is advocates of limited government that are the champions of liberty. So is 'liberal' the term conservatives should demand they be called? No because I think that the belief in personal liberty does not fully encompass the traditional conservative movement. There is also an element of promoting family values, national solidarity, and personal responsibility that defines the traditional conservative. I think therefore that a term that could properly describe the traditional conservative is "responsible liberal". The "responsible" part describes the factor of believing in personal responsibility, rather than believing that the state should take care of each individual. A responsible person takes care of his family and is charitable to his neighbors, not because the government forces him to, but because that is the right thing to do. A responsible liberal believes that government should give people maximum liberty and that people should use that liberty responsibly, meaning not indulging in pre-marital sex, financial carelessness, drug-use, etc just because they can."KineticReactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225737840018552204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4871124746437074910.post-28101217973581560572007-12-02T15:29:00.000-08:002007-12-02T15:29:00.000-08:00The term you are looking for to describe tradition...The term you are looking for to describe traditional, "responsible liberals" already exists:<BR/><BR/>LIBERTARIAN!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com