tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post7072694894198051264..comments2024-03-29T11:18:17.285+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: The Leftist corrosion of acknowledged existential dependence by the concept of RightsBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-41469518857631117772013-06-25T07:07:11.327+01:002013-06-25T07:07:11.327+01:00@GPO - Leftism as a religion - well, that is true,...@GPO - Leftism as a religion - well, that is true, in a way; but not a traditional/ orthodox kind of religion; since Leftism (being intrinsically oppositional) is only vaguely defined and is continually changing in both its prohibitions and foci - as its target (that which it is currently aiming to destroy) keeps changeing. Thus, the concerns of modern Leftism would have been utterly unrecognizable (and abhorrent) to Leftists of 100 years ago.Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-57971952362993354152013-06-25T06:53:36.232+01:002013-06-25T06:53:36.232+01:00It sounds as though the Left is looking to the Sta...It sounds as though the Left is looking to the State as God, which makes sense if I think about it a bit. I guess that ties in with Liberalism being a religion.The Great and Powerful Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379953300283048280noreply@blogger.com