Isolation as the Fruit of Liberalism
July 18, 2018
Loneliness is on the rise. Suicide is
one of the leading causes of death among young people. Our social media
networks may number in the hundreds, even thousands, but it appears that our
actual social network is fraying. This social isolation was the main topic of
the latest issue of Comment magazine, which explored the way that our
families, friendships, churches, and cities all show increasing signs of this
social isolation. While offering some diagnoses of what’s wrong and some
signposts of hope, this collection of articles raises a deep question: what’s
at the root of this social isolation? As we look at the symptoms, is there an
underlying cause of this variegated and vicious disease?
Patrick Deneen’s Why Liberalism
Failed provides an instructive and incisive answer. Deneen asserts that
much of what we currently lament—economic inequality, a desiccated education, a
cynical and disengaged citizenry, an ever-expanding state and increasingly
isolated individuals—are not so much unfortunate accidents of liberalism, but
part of the inner logic of liberalism itself . . .
Read more at
https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2018/07/social-isolation-as-the-fruit-of-liberalism/
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