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[–] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, right to private property, and equality before the law.

Left out a VERY important part of that definition there, bucko.

You fundamentally cannot be a proponent of liberalism without fundamentally supporting capitalism. It's literally part of the definition of liberalism.

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  • [–] -5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Correct. Prior to the concept of liberalism, all property was owned by the king and nobility. Liberalism includes the idea that non-nobles can own property. It also predates the distinction between private and personal property by a good 200 years.

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