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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Liberals -> want the means of production to remain privatized aka capitalism
Leftists -> want the means of production to be publicly owned aka socialism

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Both are political left of center views. The political spectrum is not centered on socialism/capitalism.

As the other commenter mentioned, it seems everyone here has a very binary understanding of things. I'd be cautious as I've seen this same binary views with Trump fuck heads in 2016.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

It isn't a binary. Elements of private property exist in socialism, and elements of public property exist in capitalism. What matters most is which is the principle aspect of the economy. Liberalism stands for the current, capitalist system, but usually argues for minor modifications. That lands it squarely in the right-wing side.