"Combat Liberalism"

"Each question corresponds to one of the readings in the order linked below.

1. With which type of liberalism described my Mao do you have the most direct experience? How has it come up in your life and how have you dealt with it? Would your approach change after reading this essay?

2. What is your take on the concept of necessary vs unnecessary sacrifice? How have you noticed this idea play out in your own lived experience?

3. How does the story of the old man moving the mountain relate to Mao’s broader points in this piece? How can we see the ideas of materialism vs idealism at play in the examples Mao describes?"