[A] sharp distinction must be drawn between the moral and social behavior of individuals and of social groups, national, racial, and economic; and that this distinction justifies and necessitates political policies which a purely individualistic ethic must always find embarrassing..."
This is something progressive understand intuitively. I think this is part of the reasons Conservatives struggle with economic policies that will work for people in a highly complex global market. Pull yourself up by your boot straps doesn't work no matter how warm and fuzzy people feel about it. This is probably a good challenge to ponder for progressives. How better to reach out to voters explaining complex policy in a way that is neither pejorative nor condescending...
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