The pity party - William J. Voegeli
a mean-spirited diatribe against liberal compassion
KORTE INHOUD
In the vein of Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism comes a scathing and reasoned critique of the politics of liberal compassion—and why liberals’ lack of interest in the results of their policies renders them unfit to govern. For decades, conservatives have chafed at being called “heartless” and “uncaring” by liberals, without ever challenging this charge. Instead, they’ve spent their time trying to prove that they really do care. Now, political scientist William Voegeli turns the tables on this argument, making the case that “compassion” is neither the essence of personal virtue, nor the ultimate purpose of government. Liberals have built a remarkable edifice of government programs that are justified by appeals to compassion. Yet as Voegeli shows, they are indifferent whether these programs fail or succeed. Instead, when the problems these programs are created to solve fail to disappear, they propose to fix underperforming programs with more money, or more programs. Meanwhile, conservatives who challenge their ...
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2014Uitgever: Broadside Books289 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0062289292ISBN-13: 9780062289292Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2014, 289pp, Hardcover in goede staat, zonder stofomslag / Hardcover in fine condition, no dustjacket. [Auteur: Voegeli, William] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Broadside Books] [Jaar: 2014] [Titel: The Pity Party / A Mean-Spirited Diatribe Against Liberal Compassion]
