'Community' by coercion: behind the Bush administration's 'compassionate conservatism' and revolutionary foreign policy is a dangerous collectivist ideology called 'Communitarianism.'.
The New American › May 31, 2004
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'Community' by coercion: behind the Bush administration's 'compassionate conservatism' and revolutionary foreign policy is a dangerous collectivist ideology called 'Communitarianism.'.
As the Bush administration's war on terrorism segued seamlessly into a global democratic revolution, the theme of freedom's obligations began to play a more prominent role in presidential rhetoric.
"I ... have this belief, strong belief, that freedom is not this country's gift to the world," pronounced President Bush during his April 13 news conference. "Freedom is the Almighty's gilt to every man and woman in this world. And as the greatest power on the face of the earth, we have an obligation to help the spread of freedom. We have an obligation to help feed the hungry." "We have an obligation to lead the fight on AIDS, [in] Africa," continued the president. "And we have an obligation to work toward a more free world. That's our obligation. That is what we have been called to do, as far as I'm concerned. And my job as the president is to lead this nation and to making [sic] the world a better place. And that's exactly what we're doing." The president did...See the full content of this document
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