Liberal, to me, is anyone who supports any part of pro-capitalist ideology and goals, whether it be
settler-colonialism/right-libertarianism (America's process to becoming such country)
Also known originally, as propetarianism/classical-liberalism, a le John Locke and Adam Smith...
neoliberalism/IMF structural adjustment of exploitative debt and cuts of social spending, privatization (post-cold war economic policy of capitalism, a l'Amerique, to expand capitalism,)
pro-west regime-change NGOs, gulf-state-esque collaborators, and comprador nation-states (post-cold war foreign policy, to defend capitalist interests)
Liberals change and flow, by their material conditions and situation... in fact, libs only occurred as a result of bourgeois (bourgeois now is a historical term to me) classes trying to justify themselves as a whole, as the new dominating system
Eg. One liberal in rev. France may support beheading monarchies, while a whig lib or Kerenskyist lib in the U.K or Russia may support the Royalty itself
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That's how it is for me... that being said, you're probably gonna criticize me, are ye?
In leftist spaces, Lib has the above meaning. In conservative spaces, it's a slur for anyone to the left of Mussolini, including Communists, Socialists, and Anarchists.
Not everything needs to be an argument online. Probably better if people realize 98% of discussion online is not zero sum.
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That's how it is for me... that being said, you're probably gonna criticize me, are ye?
No, I was honestly curious. People throw "lib" around so much I'm surprised it actually has a meaning. Thanks.
In leftist spaces, Lib has the above meaning. In conservative spaces, it's a slur for anyone to the left of Mussolini, including Communists, Socialists, and Anarchists.
Communists like Biden, socialists like Bernie, and Anarchists like Gavin Newsome of course
Don't forget Antifa Thugs like Howard Schultz
Oh thank God, you don't speak in bad faith...
forgive us for being a bit bristly at times, we're used to this interaction going one and only one way typically. welcome! enjoy your time here
Thank you for asking questions in good faith; it's woefully uncommon and very appreciated.
Not everything needs to be an argument online. Probably better if people realize 98% of discussion online is not zero sum.
Enjoy the rest of your week!