▲ 107 ▼ It helps them spread (lemmy.today) submitted 1 year ago by leftist_lawyer@lemmy.today to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments This became easy to predict about 15 years into the neoliberal project. It’s the regime’s new economic paradigm.
[+] LodeMike@lemmy.today -10 points 1 year ago (1 child) In a less than nice way, its tyranny of the law. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (3 children) That is literally the opposite definition of the word. Liberal means a political advocate of protecting personal rights and freedoms, unless those freedoms infringe upon the rights of others. I am very proudly liberal, myself. If you were criticizing a specific liberal party or organization with liberal in the name that would be okay, but the post is about the USA where there is no Liberal Party. This is to say, the post can be interpreted to oppose liberalism as a concept. To conversely promote human beings not having rights. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Liberal means a political advocate of protecting personal rights and freedoms... if you're white bro. Read a history book sometime about the actual history of liberals and liberalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago If it's only for white people it fails the definition. permalink fedilink source parent [+] leftist_lawyer@lemmy.today [S] -3 points 1 year ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why are you so hostile? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] leftist_lawyer@lemmy.today [S] -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why aren’t you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago Because fighting my allies for where we differ is counterproductive. permalink fedilink source parent [+] LodeMike@lemmy.today -7 points 1 year ago My definition lies in that "unless" clause permalink fedilink source parent
[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (3 children) That is literally the opposite definition of the word. Liberal means a political advocate of protecting personal rights and freedoms, unless those freedoms infringe upon the rights of others. I am very proudly liberal, myself. If you were criticizing a specific liberal party or organization with liberal in the name that would be okay, but the post is about the USA where there is no Liberal Party. This is to say, the post can be interpreted to oppose liberalism as a concept. To conversely promote human beings not having rights. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Liberal means a political advocate of protecting personal rights and freedoms... if you're white bro. Read a history book sometime about the actual history of liberals and liberalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago If it's only for white people it fails the definition. permalink fedilink source parent [+] leftist_lawyer@lemmy.today [S] -3 points 1 year ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why are you so hostile? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] leftist_lawyer@lemmy.today [S] -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why aren’t you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago Because fighting my allies for where we differ is counterproductive. permalink fedilink source parent [+] LodeMike@lemmy.today -7 points 1 year ago My definition lies in that "unless" clause permalink fedilink source parent
[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Liberal means a political advocate of protecting personal rights and freedoms... if you're white bro. Read a history book sometime about the actual history of liberals and liberalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago If it's only for white people it fails the definition. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago If it's only for white people it fails the definition. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] leftist_lawyer@lemmy.today [S] -3 points 1 year ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why are you so hostile? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] leftist_lawyer@lemmy.today [S] -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why aren’t you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago Because fighting my allies for where we differ is counterproductive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why are you so hostile? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] leftist_lawyer@lemmy.today [S] -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why aren’t you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago Because fighting my allies for where we differ is counterproductive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] leftist_lawyer@lemmy.today [S] -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Why aren’t you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago Because fighting my allies for where we differ is counterproductive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago Because fighting my allies for where we differ is counterproductive. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] LodeMike@lemmy.today -7 points 1 year ago My definition lies in that "unless" clause permalink fedilink source parent