The values of the Declaration of Independence are profoundly humanitarian: All men are created equal, with inalienable rights (given by God) to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The values of trickle-down neoliberal hyper-capitalistic economics are values-neutral, acknowledging no ethical responsibility to people or planet but only fiduciary responsibility to corporate stockholders. Our generation is confronted by the need to decide between the two.

Jun 10, 2023 · 11:31 PM UTC

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You are describing libertarians not liberals
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Neoliberal is not the same as liberal
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Okay, I love 99% of what you have to say here. However, I disagree with you on the “given by God” bit. A number of our founders were deists, including Thomas Jefferson, the author of the consitution. Believing in the “natural rights” philosophy that was popular at the time. 1/?
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It's the words in the Declaration itself:)
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I agree with almost all of your tweets, but they are so vague and nonspecific. You do not give any details on how to accomplish the lofty goals you promise
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Free enterprise or free market capitalism is the economic system of America's founding, not the top down authoritarianism of socialism/communism with no middle class, only serfs.
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