In Defense of Western Liberal Enlightenment Values

I hold Western Liberal Enlightenment Values in high regard. Now don’t get up in arms about my use of the term “liberal” here — I’m thinking of it in the classical liberal sense from the Age of Enlightenment in the 1700s when liberals proposed democracy and capitalism while conservatives upheld monarchies and the church. I strengthened my regard for these values at Vanderbilt’s MLAS program - that’s Masters of Liberal Arts & Science. These values cannot be taken for granted and are always under threat from all sides. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. 

I devised the following list with enlightenment values down the center and arranged the threats on the left and right. I have not perfected the vertical ordering so please bear with me. I realize few people on the left or right will see themselves this way as the list is full of pejoratives. But I don't know how else to say it. I welcome your thoughts and suggestions

Left Flank Threats	Enlightenment Values	Right Flank Threats
Group Identity Deconstruction Lived Experience Ways of Knowing Decolonization Postmodernism Relativism Subjectivism Quotas Scrupulosity Whiteness as Original Sin Cancel Culture Offense-taking Science Denial Critical Theory Marxism Communism Socialism Anti-white Racism Anti-male Sexism Anti-rich Classism Border Insecurity Defunding Police Spirituality	Reason Evidence Science Peer Review Marketplace of Ideas Objective Truth Freedom of Speech Freedom of Belief Freedom of Movement Viewpoint Diversity Individuality Universal Human Rights Property Rights Separation of Powers Church-State Separation Consent of the Governed Democracy Capitalism International Trade Modernity Meritocracy Presumption of Innocence Pluralism Secularism	Misinformation Fake News Conspiracy Theories Voter Suppression Gerrymandering Disenfranchisement Populism Xenophobia Cronyism Nepotism Trolling Censorship Offence-giving Science Denial Military Industrial Complex Monarchy Greed Fascism Racism Sexism Classism Nationalism Patriotism Fundamentalist Religion