Difficulties of Contemporary Liberalism

Ideologija liberalizma obilježena je protuslovljima. U ime slobode nametano je ropstvo jednih drugima. Odnos liberalizma prema državi obilježen je protuslovljem između negativne i pozitivne slobode. Državu blagostanja razvijenu na Zapadu u drugoj polovini 20. stoljeća, zasnovanu na konceptu pozitivne slobode, zamijenio je neoliberalizam zasnovan na konceptu negativne slobode. Rezultat je povećanje ekonomskih razlika između bogatih i siromašnih. Na međunarodnom planu liberalizam je obećavao svijet bez rata uređen na načelima razuma. Nakon prestanka Hladnoga rata, kad su stvorene pretpostavke za ostvarivanje liberalnih obećanja, bogate zemlje Zapada odlučile su ostatku svijeta nametnuti neoliberalne modele funkcioniranja ekonomije i društva. Umjesto win-win situacije svijet je suočen sa sukobima i krizama. Liberalizam može opstati kao kredibilna ideologija ako se na unutrašnjem i na međunarodnom planu budu primjenjivale sve njegove sastavnice.The ideology of liberalism is marked by contradictions. Slavery has been imposed to some in the name of liberty for others. The relationship of liberalism toward the state is determined by the contradiction between negative and positive liberty. Welfare state was developed in the West in the latter half of the 20th century and based on the concept of positive liberty, but it has since been replaced by neoliberalism based on the concept of negative liberty. The result was the exacerbation of the economic gap between the wealthy and the poor. On the international level, liberalism promised a world with no wars and arranged according to reason. Following the end of the Cold War and the realization of the preconditions for the fulfillment of liberal promises, the rich countries of the West decided to impose the neoliberal model of society and economy on the rest of the world. Instead of a win-win situation, the world is faced with conflicts and crises. Liberalism can survive as a credible ideology only if all of its components are implemented both on the domestic and international levels