Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, right to private property and equality before the law. Liberals espouse various and often mutually warring views depending on their understanding of these principles but generally support private property, market economies, individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), liberal democracy, secularism, rule of law, economic and political freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion, Liberalism is frequently cited as the dominant ideology of modern history.
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Did⌠Did you really just copy Wikipediaâs page on liberalism here? You think thatâs conductive of a meaningful conversation? Try reading a book and maybe youâll be able to imagine a better world than what the ruling class has decided for us. A Brief History of Neoliberalism by David Harvey might be a good place to start. Itâs often taught in university but is well written and accessible compared to some of the more lofty rhetoric you might find.
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Well, it seems to me thatâs a better definition than some vague âideology of state violence etcâ. Objectively liberal politics (not to be confused with your own very local take on âlibsâ) is very much rooted in your own anarchism but with the addition of a limited state to things like, you know, use organised violence to keep the fascists from taking over the place
Liberal hence Libertarianism is definitialy a shortening of Economic Liberal. What youâre quoting is the colloquial/slang/propaganda definition. Modern âliberalsâ are absolutely better than classic liberals. Simply by virtue of their tepid support for social safety nets. That isnât their failing. Their failing is that despite being âliberalsâ theyâre still, and more importantly more committed to economic liberalism than they are social investment. And as such, eager to reach across the aisle to normalize and work with bigots, proto fascists, and full fledged fascists. Just to appear bipartisan.
