POLS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Scapegoating, Washing Machine, Determinism
Document Summary
"america and the world: a national security discussion with david sanger" Can serve as tv commercials for ideal worlds and are meant to stir you to political action. Liberalism: conceived of by john locke (active 1660s-1704) Conceived of at a time when nouveau riche (new money/new wealth) (merchants/bankers) were battling against old money (royalty, had wealth for several hundred years) First about respect for individual rights and limited regulation. Similar to modern libertarianism mixed with adam smith and capitalism. (old school liberalism is something many modern republicans would agree with) People are inherently good. (you should be trusting of people, think everyone wants success for their own lives) Therefore, don"t limit access to pornography or abortion ; and preach tolerance of diverse lifestyles. Became reform liberalism with a pursuit of addressing inequalities: guarantee access to schools, jobs, houses, by limiting discrimination and helping those who lack the power to help themselves.
