Do you think Liberalism is about freedom?

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't say that a political ideology based on wealth concentration, social atomization through "individualism" and the mass creation of fake identities, imperialism (in practice, the US government uses liberal causes to justify its aggression against other countries), and the weaponization of resentment (they're always trying to find cracks in the society and exploit it in a way they can pit minorities against majorities and make political profit out of it).

Liberalism is about coercion and domination, not about freedom or democracy.

See how their recipe of "weaponization of resentment" works as this Japanese woman was denouncing the infiltration of CRT in Japan:

[burlen]

Liberalism and freedom are related concepts, but they are not exactly the same thing.

Liberalism is a political philosophy that emphasises individual freedom, democracy, and equality. It is based on the idea that government should be limited in its power and that individuals should have the right to pursue their own goals and interests without interference from the state or other individuals.

Freedom, on the other hand, refers to the ability to act, speak, and think without constraint or coercion. Freedom is a broad concept that can encompass many different aspects of life, including political freedom, economic freedom, social freedom, and personal freedom.

Liberalism seeks to promote freedom, but it does not necessarily guarantee it in all situations. For example, a liberal government may limit individual freedom in certain cases in order to protect the freedom of others or to maintain social order. Additionally, there may be conflicts between different types of freedom, such as the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion, which can be difficult to reconcile within a liberal framework.

[OlderAndWiser]

Liberalism is about insuring that someone else will be responsible for taking care of you so that you can be a miserable failure and still have everything that you need for survival and comfort.

[Gummy_Cluster]

There's "classic" liberalism, and there's "please come and get some free heroin and shit on the sidewalk" liberalism. There needs to be new terms invented. My gramps was a Democrat, but that was back in the day they didn't worry about pronouns. Now he would be rolling over in his grave if he saw that Chucky Schumer wants to kill babies one minute before birth, and call this murder an abortion.

[Agape93]

Nope. Not even classic liberalism.

You can't have freedom if you seek control

[Asker]

Well noted.

[RolandCuthbert]

So "liberalism" is code for "Black" people now? And "Black" folks have moved to Japan to convert Japanese people via CRT.

You racist freaks are losing your minds.

Ultimate insanity. Now "Black" males have superior genes to "Whites" making them more masculine? Who is being irrational here?

[Asker]

People like you, who have emotional disorders, see or read something and it gets you irrational because of you can't deal with your always disorganized emotional state.

What I said: "[liberalism is based on the] weaponization of resentment (*they're always trying to find cracks in the society and exploit it in a way they can pit minorities against majorities and make political profit out of it*)."

[RolandCuthbert]

Haha! Says the racist little incel that spams a relationship forum with his racist xenophobic nonsense.

I keep saying, once you guys get a good prostitute, you will stop posting for a few months. All this is just sexual frustration.

[Asker]

Dude, you need to take your meds and chill out. It's so obvious you're insane.

[RolandCuthbert]

Chill out? Dude look at your question? Look at your rationalizations. Nothing is sane about what you post or suggest.

[Asker]

Then prove I'm wrong. Prove that liberals don't systematically amplify and weaponize social resentment, don't pit minorities against majorities and don't use manipulation tactics like selective indignation. In no other country I've seen it, and I've been to quite a few.

[RolandCuthbert]

Prove what wrong?

Race was disproven decades ago freak.

I can't prove mythology wrong. I can't prove the Sun god isn't real. Those are religious beliefs. You subscribe to a religion. . . not to fact or science.

So it isn't that "White" American males don't have an argument about culture or stereotypes that they dislike, etc.

it is that the whole racial argument is batshit insane.

We can talk about culture and things that piss you off about America, etc. But when it comes to race everything you say is crazy.

[NamerOfStars]

Liberalism is the reason that Americans aren't bowing to the king of England anymore. It's why we have free speech, free religion, meritocracy, due process, and guns. It's why the batshit insane racists can openly preach their hate. Of course, the USA is only one country; elsewhere, it's why even the English aren't bowing to their king (the Magna Carta is pretty damn liberal!), the Irish are openly flicking him off, the French don't even HAVE a king, and the Japanese aren't forced to proclaim their superiority over other races any more.

Granted, the ostensibly more liberal of our two political parties here has fallen under the thrall of lunatics, but that only happened because our conservatives failed so completely at their jobs- and even so, a failing of a political party is not the same as a failure of an ideology.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Well put.

[Gummy_Cluster]

Wow. You're blaming conservatives for the bat shit crazy libs who drag their five year olds to drag queen shows?

[NamerOfStars]

@Gummy_Cluster Yes- when the forces that hold the crazy excesses of liberalism in check fail, liberalism goes crazy. It's the same way I blame liberals for the rise of John Ashcroft.

[Gummy_Cluster]

Why do morons need to be held in check? Can't you just blame the morons for being morons? Why do you need to blame a third party?

[NamerOfStars]

@Gummy_Cluster For the same reason I blame the parents when a toddler acts up.

[Gummy_Cluster]

Apples and oranges.

[NamerOfStars]

@Gummy_Cluster No, cause and effect.

[Astarlessnightsky]

Liberal/Liberty/liberalism/... these words mean free or freedom.

Political parties who call themselves "liberal", are usually the ones praising the free market and trying to reduce government involvement in the economy.

Thats how the definition explains these words, the actual practice and pilitical agenda may differ from the theorethical concept.

[KostasKouvalis]

It's about freedom to be a freak, not freedom to be a normal person

[Asker]

True.

[Snakeyes7]

In the purest sense of the word, it's belief in individual freedoms.

However, those who call themselves liberals don't actually advocate for that. Maybe they think they do but they are going to be pretty surprised when their plans are no longer on paper. We are already seeing it in action now and I doubt anyone can say that their freedoms are being respected.

[AviatorTom]

Liberalism and freedom are not linked. Liberalism aims to have someone else take care of each individual with social programs like welfare, unemployment, free schools, etc.

[D_Bone_Steak]

Woke people are just fucking retarded.

[exitseven]

There is a big difference between liberals and libertarians. Libertarians are about freedom and liberalism is about crazy.

[LiamJHayden]

The term needs to be defined, as it is used in a variety of often contradictory ways. Sometimes it is used almost as a synonym for libertarian. Other times it is used to mean "progressive" which is all about governmental coercion.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Yes. Liberal means to be free as an individual and willing to move forward.

Problem is when Liberalism becomes extreme that's when it can turn bad.

Anything in extreme is often very bad.

[Anonymous]

Liberalism certainly has its flaws. It's still better than Nazism, communism, authoritarianism and feudalism because it is less coercive than those. At least you can preach your critiques of liberalism in a liberal society (as you just did). What do you feel is the best ideology to live under? Or do you just critique everything and not favor anything?

[Anonymous]

No. Liberalism is about destroying western society, which will not lead to freedom for anyone except the most elite people in the world.

[Dargil]

Liberalism was once about justice. Leftism is about control.

[FunkyMonkee]

Does it LOOK like it? It sure as fuck doesn't, to me!!

[AngryCarl2]

Liberalism guarantees certain freedoms that conservatism doesn't. Like freedom to terminate an unwanted pregnancy.

[Cubus]

Depends how you define "liberalism"

In America "liberal" = "left"

[MadAndBankrupt]

Liberalism is a disease.

Capitalism is cancer.

and communism is prison.

Islamic socialism is the way

[legalboxers]

[Pterodon]

Fuck no it’s about making you dependent on the government

[Guy13]

Liberalism is of the Devil...