Liberty Discussion is a program designed to engage and inform the core members on the ideas of market economy and classical liberal ideas. Discussions are made on contemporary issues (local or national) through open market perspective. The article is selected and shared within the members to prepare oneself for the program. The program is organized at the venue of Bikalpa – an Alternative on every alternative Saturday (twice a month).
Due to the amid of Coronavirus lockdown Bikalpa an Alternative conduct Liberty discussion online in collaboration with Network For Free Society on 30 May 2020, Saturday. The discussion was titled in Article “Individualism or Nationalism ”.
We engaged with the core members of Liberty discussion through online attempting to understand the Nationalism and Individualism. The interactive and engaging discussions ignited many insightful views concerned with the discussion topic. While having conversation participants put forward the following definition. Nationalism is the ideology. It promotes the idea of a nation. It’s main aim to maintain the nation’s sovereignty uniting the different ethnicities of the nation. It represents collectivism and national identity. Meanwhile, Individualism is a social theory that’s based on the idea that every individual should have the freedom to think and act independently without societal or government intervention. It is b also a self-centered notion because they think that it destroys the shared values of society.
Participant’s also put emphasis on the role of the Government and individual freedom. We need the government to protect the citizen of the country. It should govern from inside and outside of our country. It is only the rightful source of political power. Some others argued that Nationalism is the belief which grows the power to encroach the personal belief system. Nationalism should be the means so that the germination of new ideas could be possible through an individual.
There were 13 attendees present in the online discussion.
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