Tjekkiets præsident Václav Klaus giver – kort og kontakt – sit bud pÃ¥ tre kerneudfordringer, som han mener liberalismen stÃ¥r overfor. Hans nydelige gennemgang kan læses i nyeste nummer af Cato’s Letter, der enten kan bestilles gratis med posten fra USA (Jubii! Gratis ting!) eller læses pÃ¥ nettet i PDF-format. Prøv at læs det, det tar’ ikke mere end 5 minutter.
Lige et par catch-phrases:
The experience of living under communism providesmewith a special sensitivity, if not an oversensitivity, to lack of freedom
We succeeded in getting rid of communism, but along with many others, we erroneously assumed that attempts to suppress freedom, and to centrally organize, mastermind, regulate, and control society and the economy, were matters of the past, an almost-forgotten relic.
I have always been in favor of a friendly, peaceful, and mutually enriching cooperation and collaboration among European countries. However, I have many times pointed out that the move toward an ever-closer Europe, the so-called deepening of the EU, as well as rapid political integration and Europe’s supranational tendencies that are not buttressed by an authentic European identity or European demos, are damaging to democracy and freedom.
Freedom and democracy cannot be secured without parliamentary democracy within a clearly defined state territory. Yet that is exactly what the current European political elites and their fellow travelers are attempting to eliminate.
Sådan lyder det når man lader en mand, der har oplevet socialdemokraternes/socialisternes drømmestat på sin egen krop, sige det som det er.
