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A Critique of Liberalism and Progressive Movements pt 2 (4:16) Dontie Mitchell
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So, the question was asked in my last commentary: why don't we see liberals clamoring for comprehensive prison reform? That may not be entirely a fair question. I guess what I'm trying to say is that liberalism, overall, is- is in progressive politics is a weakness, because many liberals, at least in my experience, seem to be the soft, self-righteous do gooders, who fail to fully consider what it takes to make our world a better place. It's hard for me to explain exactly what I mean because I have a natural strategic sense of politics. What I know is that Donald Trump got elected by less than half of those who voted, and only about half of the country voted at all. So, basically only 25% of the American population voted for this guy. But the majority of the country didn't approve of him. How did this happen? My answer: liberalism. Liberalism shuns organization and discipline. The very root of the word is liberal, which is defined as loose. It comes from a Greek word that means "free." The idea of liberalism i