http://theway2k.vox.com/library/posts/tags/classical+liberalism/page/1/ en Vox Mon, 21 May 2007 21:16:32 -0500 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss classical liberalism http://theway2k.vox.com/library/post/liberalism-v-islamism.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(theway2k) http://theway2k.vox.com/library/post/liberalism-v-islamism.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://theway2k.vox.com/library/post/liberalism-v-islamism.html?_c=feed-rss-full Mon, 21 May 2007 21:16:32 -0500 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00cdf3a9bf0ecb8f00cd971eb2f64cd5" at:format="extra-large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-extra-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://theway2k.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf3a9bf0ecb8f00cd971eb2f64cd5.html"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cdf3a9bf0ecb8f00cd971eb2f64cd5-500pi" alt="Christian Knight Calling Defend Western Civ" title="Christian Knight Calling Defend Western Civ" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://theway2k.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf3a9bf0ecb8f00cd971eb2f64cd5.html" title="Christian Knight Calling Defend Western Civ">Christian Knight Calling Defend Western Civ</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; COLOR: #000066"><span style="font-size: large">Melanie Phillips defines Islamism (as opposed to Islam/Mohammedanism) and liberalism. Basically she calls Islamism a political ideology based on Islam and Wahabbism school of thought. Phillips’ definition of liberalism is in the classical sense. Classical liberalism is closer to what Americans would call the conservative movement.</span></span></div> <div><span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; COLOR: #000066"><span style="font-size: large"><br /><br />The Phillips essay is an awesome analysis of how radical Islamism takes advantage of classical liberalism. Worse classical liberalism maintains that radical Islamists in the West (or in Britain in Phillips’ case) should have their freedom of expression even if it means the demise classical liberalism.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.melaniephillips.com/articles-new/?p=510"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; COLOR: #660000"><strong><span style="font-size: large">READ THE ESSAY</span></strong></span></a><span style="FONT-SIZE: 130%; COLOR: #000066"><span style="font-size: large">.</span></span></div> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://theway2k.vox.com/library/post/liberalism-v-islamism.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3a9bf0ecb8f00d09e6da2b7be2b?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> classical liberalism rule of law western civilization islamism sharia law melanie phillips islamism agenda