The presentation ignores the way the world appears to ordinary liberals (the environment is to blame, those who disagree are ignorant, unintelligent, self-centered or whatever, etc.). It deals instead with why that way of looking at things seems sensible and well-informed and gets the support of all social authorities. I say that the explanation for the latter is the modern understanding of rationality and human life and the interests of the institutions and classes that draw their position and justification from that understanding.
So it's obvious that my explanation isn't going to mean much to the average liberal. Still, the question is how to make a pitch to people who aren't average liberals, who are somewhat more thoughtful and think there's evidently something wrong with liberalism.
There's something to what you say
The presentation ignores the way the world appears to ordinary liberals (the environment is to blame, those who disagree are ignorant, unintelligent, self-centered or whatever, etc.). It deals instead with why that way of looking at things seems sensible and well-informed and gets the support of all social authorities. I say that the explanation for the latter is the modern understanding of rationality and human life and the interests of the institutions and classes that draw their position and justification from that understanding.
So it's obvious that my explanation isn't going to mean much to the average liberal. Still, the question is how to make a pitch to people who aren't average liberals, who are somewhat more thoughtful and think there's evidently something wrong with liberalism.
Rem tene, verba sequentur.
Rem tene, verba sequentur.