이코노미스트 창간 175주년 기념 인민을 위한 자유주의(˝a liberalism for the people˝) 선언
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2018/09/13/a-manifesto-for-renewing-liberalism
이코노미스트지 창간 이념을 잘 알 수 있는 글.
20대에 읽은 공산당 선언만큼은 아니어도 꽤 울림이 있다.
We were created 175 years ago to campaign for liberalism—not the leftish "progressivism" of American university campuses or the rightish "ultraliberalism" conjured up by the French commentariat, but a universal commitment to individual dignity, open markets, limited government and a faith in human progress brought about by debate and reform.
True liberals contend that societies can change gradually for the better and from the bottom up.
Yet ruling liberals have often sheltered themselves from the gales of creative destruction. Cushy professions such as law are protected by fatuous regulations. University professors enjoy tenure even as they preach the virtues of the open society. Financiers were spared the worst of the financial crisis when their employers were bailed out with taxpayers’ money. Globalisation was meant to create enough gains to help the losers, but too few of them have seen the pay-off.
Liberals have forgotten that their founding idea is civic respect for all. Our centenary editorial, written in 1943 as the war against fascism raged, set this out in two complementary principles. The first is freedom: that it is "not only just and wise but also profitable…to let people do what they want." The second is the common interest: that "human society…can be an association for the welfare of all."
Today, in that same vision, liberals need to side with a struggling precariat against the patricians. They must rediscover their belief in individual dignity and self-reliance—by curbing their own privileges. They must stop sneering at nationalism, but claim it for themselves and fill it with their own brand of inclusive civic pride. Rather than lodging power in centralised ministries and unaccountable technocracies, they should devolve it to regions and municipalities.
The best liberals have always been pragmatic and adaptable. (...) Liberals should approach today’s challenges with equal vigour. If they prevail, it will be because their ideas are unmatched for their ability to spread freedom and prosperity. Liberals should embrace criticism and welcome debate as a source of the new thinking that will rekindle their movement. They should be bold and impatient for reform. Young people, especially, have a world to claim.
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