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Compassion without charity, freedom without liberty: the political fantasies of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
From: Independent Review
Date: 20030922
Author:Hocutt, Max
Socialists, progressives, and similar denizens of the political left love to boast about their compassion. They think it distinguishes them from "unfeeling" politicians on the right and gives them the moral high ground in all political debates. The socialist wants to feed the poor children; the capitalist would let them starve. Progressive politicians want to comfort the sick; their reactionary counterparts would watch them suffer. Leftists want to fight oppression; their foes on the right are agents of oppression. And so on. You have heard it all before; it is a familiar ...
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