20 Jun 2021 8:32 pm
I believe he is referring to 'classical liberalism' back in 1800, which was supplanted and overwhelmed by populist movements in the mid 1800s that called for more state reforms.SJConspirator » 20 Jun 2021, 8:29 pm » wrote: ↑ your definition of liberalism is in no way consistent with anybody else’s.
lib·er·al·ism
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nounIt says nothing about having a default position of opposing everything the government does. You have conflated liberalism totally with anarchism, when they are different
- 1.
willingness to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one's own; openness to new ideas.
- 2.
a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.