Czech President Vaclav Klaus tells his European brethren to beware of all the “isms” that are really just socialism and collectivism in disguise:
As substitutes of socialism, V?clav Klaus cited ?environmentalism (with
its Earth First, not Freedom First principle), radical humanrightism
(based ? as de Jasay
precisely argues ? on not distinguishing rights and rightism), the
ideology of ?civic society? (or communitarism), which is nothing less
than one version of post-Marxist collectivism which wants privileges
for organized groups, and in consequence, a refeudalization of society
[?], multiculturalism, feminism, apolitical technocratism (based on the
resentment against politics and politicians), internationalism (and
especially its European variant called Europeanism) and a rapidly
growing phenomenon I call NGOism.?
He made his remarks in a speech entitled ?View from a Post-Communist Country in a Predominantly Post-Democratic Europe.?
(Hat tip: Instapundit)
