POLISCI 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Rand Paul, Feudalism, Classical Liberalism
28 Jun 2015
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Liberals believe that there is an alternative to imperialism by redistributing wealth. Marxists believe that there is no alternative solution, and that it is doomed to fail. To maintain standing armies and budget cuts, the warrior class would create foreign crises so the soldiers would have something to do. Dwight eisenhower in his farewell address, he warned the american people of the military-industrial complex. Threats create support on higher defence budgets. No way of knowing, we just believe what the government says. Causation of higher taxes and we willingly pay so we can feel safe . Liberalism is a body of thought that emerged out of the european time of enlightenment. Only real authentic type of a classical liberal is rand paul. Wants government out of the affairs of people. Maximum economical freedom and social freedom for the people. , and government can not interfere.
