r/MurderedByWords • u/baranzen • Oct 26 '19

Murder Same game, different level

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '19

And people need to stop conflating liberalism with libertarianism, the actual opposite of authoritarianism.

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u/DrumMajorThrawn Oct 26 '19

Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed, and equality before the law. Classic liberalism concerns items associated with the tenets of the First Amendment. It's still not the opposite of conservatism and has nothing to do with leftist policies, socialism or communism.

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u/reelect_rob4d Oct 26 '19

liberalism is about private ownership of capital. Free speech is an accident.

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u/PunjiStyx Oct 26 '19

Like noted free market fundamentalists John Locke and Voltaire.