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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago (39 children)

Okedoke, well I just learned that I have no concrete grasp of political labels and need to do a LOT of research.

[–] ILikeBoobies -2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Liberalism = individual rights, small government/low regulation

The meme sucks because you can be liberal left or right

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn't that libertarianism?

[–] ILikeBoobies 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 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

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