im_not_a_rapper on Nostr: **Liberalism and Contracts** "One of the misunderstandings some people have of ...
**Liberalism and Contracts**
"One of the misunderstandings some people have of liberalism is that liberals believe in an arbitrary form of freedom similar to how anarchists view freedom. Hegel (who believed freedom was important) he believed that there was a contradiction between an arbitrary form of freedom and the law. Hegel believed that the modern state is the reconciliation between freedom and the law. Liberals adopted the hegelian view of the modern state whilst they pushed "social contract theory" which was promoted by John Locke. Liberals believe there is social contract between the citizens and the modern state where they believe the modern state provides them some forms of freedom in exchange for their affirmation of the modern state's monopoly to commit violence. Liberals understood that the modern state did prevent the freedoms of people to an extent. Quite interestingly that John Locke was no fan of atheists where he believed atheists aren't to be trusted to uphold an agreement. In other words, liberals do strongly believe in some forms of contracts. Now you might be wondering which liberal talks about contracts. Have you heard of a liberal talking about "consent"? If you've realised that the liberal believes in a contract between the citizens and the modern nation-state, you've probably realised that the major difference between the muslim and the liberal is over who is the legislator. The muslim believes god is the sole legislator. The liberal believes the modern state is the legislator."
"One of the misunderstandings some people have of liberalism is that liberals believe in an arbitrary form of freedom similar to how anarchists view freedom. Hegel (who believed freedom was important) he believed that there was a contradiction between an arbitrary form of freedom and the law. Hegel believed that the modern state is the reconciliation between freedom and the law. Liberals adopted the hegelian view of the modern state whilst they pushed "social contract theory" which was promoted by John Locke. Liberals believe there is social contract between the citizens and the modern state where they believe the modern state provides them some forms of freedom in exchange for their affirmation of the modern state's monopoly to commit violence. Liberals understood that the modern state did prevent the freedoms of people to an extent. Quite interestingly that John Locke was no fan of atheists where he believed atheists aren't to be trusted to uphold an agreement. In other words, liberals do strongly believe in some forms of contracts. Now you might be wondering which liberal talks about contracts. Have you heard of a liberal talking about "consent"? If you've realised that the liberal believes in a contract between the citizens and the modern nation-state, you've probably realised that the major difference between the muslim and the liberal is over who is the legislator. The muslim believes god is the sole legislator. The liberal believes the modern state is the legislator."