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The myth of liberal neutrality

The myth of liberal neutrality

Does liberalism really offer a neutral vision of government?

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Sam Mace
Dec 28, 2022
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Liberalism is often painted by its proponents as the safety valve of our democracy and the solution to many ideological fights. This claim is predicated upon liberalism’s governance arrangements limiting state action which are informed by its self-declared neutrality. Liberals thus argue that unlike other ideologies such as conservatism, there’s is the …

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