OK, maybe push Socialism and let liberal die in the ground for a generation or two. Still think there should be a word for ‘believes in (human) rights’, maybe Punk will have to do. Stupid liberals, ruined liberal.
As a social democrat, liberal as a social value is worth fighting for. But as an economic system, liberalism i.e. capitalism, has proven incompatible with democracy. The wealthy and property-owning class would rather let the right win than lose their privileges. We did see it with centrist Democrats court neoconservative Republicans like Dick Cheney and George Bush to rally conservative votes in 2024 elections, which we all saw failed spectacularly. Kamala was also told not to mention about wealth inequality or taxing the rich before any interviews and debates, which also frustrated many Democrat voters.
Liberal should mean in favour of Liberty. I know it doesn’t at the moment, and fighting fascists needs priority, but it’s a word worth reclaiming.
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OK, maybe push Socialism and let liberal die in the ground for a generation or two. Still think there should be a word for ‘believes in (human) rights’, maybe Punk will have to do. Stupid liberals, ruined liberal.
“The problem with Scotland is it’s so full of Scots”
(You’re absolutely right, unlike Longshanks about Scotland, you just reminded me of that quote 😁)
Thanks mate.
That’s impressively horrible.
The thing is, liberal also means being capitalist as it originally means. The term could not really be separated.
As a social democrat, liberal as a social value is worth fighting for. But as an economic system, liberalism i.e. capitalism, has proven incompatible with democracy. The wealthy and property-owning class would rather let the right win than lose their privileges. We did see it with centrist Democrats court neoconservative Republicans like Dick Cheney and George Bush to rally conservative votes in 2024 elections, which we all saw failed spectacularly. Kamala was also told not to mention about wealth inequality or taxing the rich before any interviews and debates, which also frustrated many Democrat voters.