To the question concerning the prospects for the marriage between liberalism and social democracy my response is twofold. In the first part of the essay I argue that, yes, from the point of view of present problems in Western countries, the prospects for such marriage are bright indeed. In the second part, I reconsider this opinion by reference to global problems. Sadly, however, it seems that in the face of global problems the genuine attempt to universalise the imperatives of liberty and equality must fail. As a consequence, the marriage between liberalism and social democracy, instead of being an exemplar of a decent and generous marital couple, becomes a morally questionable, gangster-like collusion against the excluded and the poor in Developing Countries.
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Adam Chmielewski – A global challenge to egalitarianism
March 24th, 2008