POLS 1400 Lecture 2: Lecture 2

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 1400
• Professor: Nanita Mohan

Document Summary

Classic liberalism emphasis on individual freedom, what you can do to protect yourself. Have the government less involved and let the society run by itself. Governments main goal to protect the population. Liberalism less on individual freedoms, more on the rights of groups. Trudeau"s poli(cid:272)y o(cid:374) yria(cid:374) refugees: tax payers are paying for the refugees to come here. Welfare liberals (reform liberals) want the state to be involved in the wellbeing on individuals. Neoliberalism free market, free trade only way to protect the good of everyone. In the us it"s (cid:373)u(cid:272)h (cid:373)ore predo(cid:373)i(cid:374)a(cid:374)t tha(cid:374) i(cid:374) ca(cid:374)ada: 2nd amendment, socio-psychological history of the amendment. Iowa allowed blind people to get gun permits. Libertarianism everyone should be allowed to own a gun and therefore there is(cid:374)"t a reaso(cid:374) (cid:449)hy (cid:271)li(cid:374)d people should(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e allo(cid:449)ed to ha(cid:448)e o(cid:374)e. Should a gun be a privilege or a right. We all have rights but we are still bound by the rule of law.