So much that's wrong with progressivism run amok is captured in this story, which details a Seattle children's center banning Legos, and then reinstating their use. Not the least of which is, again, an example of progressivism (i.e. contemporary liberalism) being closer to communist thought (such as Marx) than to classical liberal thought (such as Locke). Kosmic kwote:
And in Hilltop’s new Lego regime, there would be three immutable laws:
1) All structures are public structures. Everyone can use all the Lego structures. But only the builder or people who have her or his permission are allowed to change a structure.
2) Lego people can be saved only by a “team” of kids, not by individuals.
3) All structures will be standard sizes.
You can almost feel the liberating spirit of that last rule. All structures will be standard sizes? At Hilltop Children’s Center, all imaginations will be a standard size as well: small.
I seriously shudder at this. Anyone who values liberty, and its effects on the human imagination, ought to, as well.
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