{"id":40059,"date":"2025-01-19T22:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/?p=40059"},"modified":"2025-01-19T22:58:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:58:01","slug":"carrot-on-a-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/carrot-on-a-stick\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Carrot On a Stick.’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

What comes to mind is, \u2018politics.\u2019 I think of politicians; I think of politicians that are free \u2018do whatever they think fits regardless of the end results.\u2019 Others that came to mind was \u2018liberals\u2019 vs. \u2018conservatives.\u2019 And from hearsays, conservatives are those who adhere to the values and traditions that closely resembles Christian-values, while \u2018liberal democracy,\u2019 favors the beliefs and ideology of the majority regardless of what values they hold.<\/p>\n

After watching some video clips of Interviews with Patrick Deneen, I heard this phrase emphasized, \u2018liberalism has failed because it was successful at what it sets out to accomplish.\u2019 [1]<\/a> This led me to want to know more.<\/p>\n

Liberalism Failure.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Liberalism, as a result of the work of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, is a political and economic ideology, or belief that focuses on the rights and freedom of individuals and the necessity of keeping the government in check. Furthermore, within liberalism, government is necessary to keep each other from harming each other and also that government itself need to be kept in check from harming the citizens.[2]<\/a> Among these \u2018rights and freedom of individuals are the \u2018rights and freedom\u2019 to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; these are what governments are created to secure.[3]<\/a><\/p>\n

Few of the summaries that were shared by a review of what is liberalism<\/em><\/strong> and why it is failing,<\/em><\/strong> are as follows: (a.) it is a successful utilitarian fashion; however, its practice of consumption are unsustainable (the unending choice and unrestraint fulfilment of desire) has brought problems, (b.) liberalism is not a \u2018different culture\u2019;\u00a0 it is a genuine anti-culture that destroys community, culture and custom, (c.) liberalism\u2019s relationship with technology, that the current society is so much influenced by technology, and (d.) liberalism has made the society to believe in the \u2018self-governance\u2019 while there is a great divide between the \u2018ruled\u2019 and the \u2018rulers.\u2019[4]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Liberalism, Carrot on A Stick.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If \u2018liberalism\u2019 is doctrine that promotes and protects individual\u2019s rights and freedoms, even from the government, then, why would it failed when it accomplished the very thing it sets out to accomplish?<\/p>\n

\u201cAmerican liberalism was feasible only because America wasn\u2019t fully liberal,\u201d [5]<\/a> as emphasized by Deneen as that\u2019s the only reason why the \u2018American liberalism\u2019 is still working today. I may have taken the statement out of its context; however, the implication is once the American liberalism achieved its perfection, that would be day the American liberalism is totally collapsed.<\/p>\n

With the limited understanding and the limited information that is available that I have, I could say that the relationship of the American liberalism and its success is liken to the phrase, \u2018carrot on a stick\u2019 [6]<\/a> but only in terms of the rewards. \u00a0The goal will always be trying to perfect \u2018liberalism\u2019 and the hope is that it will propel us forward because perfection will never be achieved, not in this lifetime!<\/p>\n

Leadership Lessons Learned<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLiberalism has emphasized constraint of public authority yet expected leaders to rise to its service.\u201d [7]<\/a> Leadership as always been discussed, it is not the public figure of authority, rather the [power] influence to lead the followers to the intended objective(s).<\/p>\n

Another metaphorical lesson for leadership would be, \u2018always strive for perfection though may or may not be achieve.\u2019<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> Deneen, Patrick. Why liberalism failed. Video Interview. Bing Vidhttps:\/\/www.bing.com\/videos\/riverview\/relatedvideo?q=why+liberalism+failed+by+patrick+j.+deneen&&view=riverview&mmscn=mtsc&mid=ACEA236649534D8BAA5BACEA236649534D8BAA5B&&aps=1662&mcid=8FDBAEA8F11D46A8A6ADC4066BCF9106&FORM=VMSOVReos<\/a>. May 6, 2021.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> Britannica. Liberalism Summary. https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/summary\/liberalism#:~:text=liberalism%2C%20Political%20and%20economic%20doctrine%20that%20emphasizes%20the,of%20the%2016th%20century%20%28see%20Thirty%20Years%E2%80%99%20War%29<\/a>. Accessed January 19, 2025.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> Deneen, Patrick. Liberalism Has Failed: Opinion. https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/liberalism-has-failed-opinion-1516318<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> Supersummary. https:\/\/www.supersummary.com\/why-liberalism-failed\/summary\/<\/a>. Accessed January 17, 2025.<\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> Patrick, Deneen J.. Liberalism Has Failed: Opinion. Newsweek Magazine. https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/liberalism-has-failed-opinion-1516318<\/a>. Accessed January 19, 2025.<\/p>\n

[6]<\/a> Carrot on A Stick. Originates from the image of a carrot tied to a stick and dangled in front of the donkey. https:\/\/managementweekly.org\/stick-and-carrot-theory\/<\/a>. Accessed January 19, 2025.<\/p>\n

[7]<\/a> Weaver, David R.. Liberalism and leadership\u201d Locken roots. https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/104898439190008P<\/a>. Accessed January 19, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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