[MrB]

I'm thinking the author completely missed the mark on "liberal" philosophy.

The leftist seeks a world in which he can do whatever feels good at the time, without judgement from others, and without the requirement that he as an individual pay for the burden of the consequences for his choices and behaviors.

It has nothing to do with moral absolutes or not. It has everything to do with being completely free of consequences.

[xzins]

Your last line strikes me. It has everything to do with being completely free of consequences.

I see where the two intersect: no moral absolutes and freedom from consequences.

In any case, he was focused narrowly on liberal MORAL philosophy and not just on general liberal philosophy.

[Skywalk]

I disagree with you and agree with the author.

Most liberals very much believe in moral absolutes, it's just that they typically associate evil with the US/the West or white men or whatever.

They DESIRE a socialist nation, if their voting patterns haven't demonstrated that to you, I don't know what will. If their rhetoric doesn't illustrate that they indeed believe in absolutes or at least pretty rigid morals, then you haven't been paying attention.

Now, deep down, there may be other motives to their behavior, but the fact is, by any standard, they have absolutes. They are just hypocrites because they will refuse to "judge" their mascot of the month or someone they view as oppressed or some other nonsense.

[King Black Robe]

Being free of consequences IS a moral absolute. Leftists are quite authoritarian about it, too. They want this absolute value enforced by the government, imposed on our children, etc.... That's what the author is saying.