Editing Communitarianism (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Communitarianism is understood through '''Identity''' and '''Balance'''.

'''1. The "Narrative" Self (Identity)''':
Who are "You"?
* Liberalism says: "You are whatever you want to be."
* Communitarianism says: "You are the **Son of X**, the **Citizen of Y**, the **Member of Z**."
* You "Inherit" a "Story."
* If you "Cut the Bonds" to your "Tradition," you don't become "Free"; you become "Lost."
* "Identity" is something you "Discover," not something you "Buy."

'''2. The "Common Good" (Balance)''':
Should the "State" be "Neutral" (see Article 556)?
* Communitarians say **"No."**
* If the "State" is "Neutral," the "Community" "Dies" because there is "No Shared Meaning."
* The "State" should "Promote" "Good Things" (e.g., 'Strong Families,' 'Local Shops,' 'Civic Pride').
* "Rights" must be "Balanced" by **"Responsibilities."** You can't have the "Right to a Clean Park" without the "Duty to help clean it."

'''3. The "Small is Beautiful" (Scale)''':
"Globalism" is "Anti-Community."
* You can't have a "Community" with "8 Billion People."
* Human "Care" has a "Limit."
* Communitarianism focuses on "Re-building" the "Local": the "Neighborhood," the "Church," the "Sports Club," the "Guild."
* These "Little Platoons" (Edmund Burke) are the "Oxygen" of a "Happy Life."

'''The 'Amish' Comparison'''': A "Community" that "Chooses" to "Limit Individual Liberty" (e.g., 'No Cars,' 'No Phones') to "Protect the We." While liberals see this as "Oppression," communitarians see it as a "Rational Choice" to "Preserve" the "Highest Good": **Belonging**.
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