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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 61 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (37 children)

Is this a "the right can't meme" thing? Liberals are opposed to the current Russia-ukraine war and Israeli-palestine war and are currently supporting the newest civil rights movement.

[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 64 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Nah I think it's just the same snake-in-the-grass right wing propaganda bullshit that infects every leftist space online to sow complacency and disempower us with apathy by trying to convince us that the comparative left-ish-leaning party is the same or worse than the right so as to maintain the hold on power the right has. It's bullshit anti-leftist wolf-in-sheep's-clothing rhetoric. Same as it always was.

Edit: typos.

[–] teft@startrek.website 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I'm guessing they mean liberal in the classical sense and not liberal in the liberal/conservative meaning of the current US political parties.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

They're talking about the current wars and the current civil rights movements, so that wouldn't make sense anyway.

"Whigs sure hate Instagram".

[–] crackajack@reddthat.com 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Liberal" means differently to the left (socialists and far-left to be precise). In the classical sense, a "liberal" promotes individualism, free market and private property, which many on the far-left rejects.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Which classical sense are you referring to?

[–] crackajack@reddthat.com 4 points 11 months ago (27 children)

From Wikipedia:

Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism which advocates free market and laissez-faire economics; and civil liberties under the rule of law, with special emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, economic freedom, political freedom and freedom of speech. Classical liberalism, contrary to liberal branches like social liberalism, looks more negatively on social policies, taxation and the state involvement in the lives of individuals, and it advocates deregulation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism?wprov=sfla1

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