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[–] ILikeBoobies -2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Liberalism = individual rights, small government/low regulation

The meme sucks because you can be liberal left or right

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn't that libertarianism?

[–] ILikeBoobies 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Liber(al), liber(tarian)

Comes from the French Laissez-faire which as a core belief was that landowners should be taxed not workers. Though literally means let (people) be

The opposite is authoritarian which is what OP thinks leftism is

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

That's not quite right: there's still big government and heavy regulation under liberalism, it's just focused on enclosing the Earth's Commons and enforcing a rigid system of private property. Liberals tend not realize this, in the same way a fish doesn't realize it's submerged in water.