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by E.D. Kain

“The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected.”  ~ G.K. Chesterton

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10 comments

1 Kyle Cupp { 10.16.09 at 4:32 pm }

I’m a pluralist. I prevent myself from correcting my own mistakes.

2 greginak { 10.16.09 at 5:20 pm }

If you’re a pluralist, doesn’t that mean you make many mistakes?

Kyle Cupp
October 16th, 2009 at 5:58 pm

Many is too nice an adjective.

3 Jaybird { 10.17.09 at 11:22 am }

Libertarianism == “People ought to be able to make their own mistakes.”

Kyle Cupp
October 17th, 2009 at 11:52 am

Nice!

Socialism = “All mistakes are owned by the state.”

Jaybird
October 17th, 2009 at 11:55 am

None of us can make as many mistakes as all of us.

Mike Schilling
October 18th, 2009 at 1:34 pm

And those mistakes ought to be fatal, to ensure that people learn from them.

Jaybird
October 19th, 2009 at 8:27 am

See? That’s much funnier than Bruce’s.

4 Bruce Smith { 10.18.09 at 6:04 am }

Except the Conservatives and right-wing Libertarians have become the so-called Progressives. They’re the Neoliberals who almost destroyed the financial system and remain on course to achieve it next time round!

North
October 19th, 2009 at 6:43 am

Hi Bruce, could you unpack the neoliberal term you’re using? I’m curious to see if it’s the same definition I understand it to be.