ISTG its getting worse. People have not learnt nuance

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Can you be a leftist liberal? 🤔

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Liberalism is by definition capitalist. It’s what gave us capitalism. So unless you only follow the social aspects (ie. social liberalism), then I don’t think it can be truly leftist, as in anti-capitalist.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I see liberals more as social group than a capitalist one. The "free market" shit is tacked on by rich neolibs working the other side of the fence

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I mean liberalism is by definition capitalist.

    But I understand the usage of the word, especially in the US in recent times, has tended to mean something more akin to center-left.

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