tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post2312966165584565915..comments2024-03-28T08:15:02.660-05:00Comments on Dad29: Who Shot Rick Santorum?Dad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-78209199507712186412008-05-31T12:34:00.000-05:002008-05-31T12:34:00.000-05:00In a rightly-ordered society, the greater good is ...<I>In a rightly-ordered society, the greater good is served first.</I><BR/><BR/>So you DO have something in common with the Chinese.<BR/><BR/><I>The 'self-serving' is the happy accident.</I><BR/><BR/>So in Dad29land, if we could boss people around into doing the right thing, that would be better than allowing individuals to make decisions for themselves? That would truly be a cultural revolution<BR/><BR/><I>"Freedom" is the liberty to do what is right--which is always oriented to the Common Good.</I><BR/><BR/>No, it's not. For one thing, no one knows what the common good is. For another thing, there probably is no such thing as the common good as everyone has different needs and different desires. Your freedom sounds a great deal like slavery. I'll opt out, thank you very much.PaulNoonanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01600099270280639424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-52128788339597335192008-05-31T11:25:00.000-05:002008-05-31T11:25:00.000-05:00Amy-That whistling sound you hear is the point goi...Amy-<BR/><BR/>That whistling sound you hear is the point going over your head.<BR/><BR/>Just trying to help.capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751967312821403092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-27735819887897036302008-05-31T11:16:00.000-05:002008-05-31T11:16:00.000-05:00Wrong, PaulIn a rightly-ordered society, the great...Wrong, Paul<BR/><BR/>In a rightly-ordered society, the greater good is served first. The 'self-serving' is the happy accident.<BR/><BR/>"Freedom" is the liberty to do what is right--which is always oriented to the Common Good.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-46321382339563476422008-05-31T10:58:00.000-05:002008-05-31T10:58:00.000-05:00No, social liberalism (true liberalism, not leftis...No, social liberalism (true liberalism, not leftism) is about individual liberty. It is, I suppose, indirectly about serving the greater good, but that is a happy accident.PaulNoonanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01600099270280639424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-78057168367087069732008-05-31T09:20:00.000-05:002008-05-31T09:20:00.000-05:00Paranoia strikes deep. That explains a lot about ...<I>Paranoia strikes deep</I>. <BR/><BR/>That explains a lot about liberals.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913350782739004678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-20091990410065898072008-05-30T22:23:00.000-05:002008-05-30T22:23:00.000-05:00Paranoia strikes deep.Paranoia strikes deep.capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751967312821403092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-53925996189192655662008-05-30T16:23:00.000-05:002008-05-30T16:23:00.000-05:00Selfishness is the essence of social conservatism....<I>Selfishness is the essence of social conservatism.</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, that's totally it. Because social liberalism is all about serving the greater good, huh? Unless you happen to be a social conservative, in which case the solical liberals will do whatever is in their power to beat you into submission.<BR/><BR/>And that's not selfish at all.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913350782739004678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-12390956612266847672008-05-30T12:41:00.000-05:002008-05-30T12:41:00.000-05:00Gee, thanks, Paul.As usual, your obtusity is only ...Gee, thanks, Paul.<BR/><BR/>As usual, your obtusity is only exceeded by your willingness to spin.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-57562815622940106252008-05-30T12:27:00.000-05:002008-05-30T12:27:00.000-05:00Selfishness is ordering people to do what you want...Selfishness is ordering people to do what you want them to. <BR/><BR/>Selfishness is the essence of social conservatism.PaulNoonanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01600099270280639424noreply@blogger.com