There is no such thing as a “liberal” left. Liberalism is a right-wing ideology - that’s why they are constantly “reaching across the aisle” to their fascist brethren.
(Apart from that I do agree with your point, though.)
That just shows that one axis is too few to categorize political opinions. The opposite of liberal is authoritarian and while I definitely would say I’m a leftist, I’m not pro authoritarian.
Sadly, “liberal” partys nowadays are mostly economically liberal (i.e. freedom for corporations, deregulation etc.). But you can also be socially liberal, i.e. support individual freedom.
(N.B.: I’m not from the US, maybe the definition of liberalism taught in school here is different, or the literal translation is used differently)
I’m afraid not. Liberalism is about as “authoritarian” as it gets - or do you classify the ongoing genocide the (so-called) “liberal democracies” are sponsoring in Palestine as (somehow) “non-authoritarian?”
Sadly, “liberal” partys nowadays are mostly economically liberal (i.e. freedom for corporations, deregulation etc.)
That is what they have ALWAYS been.
I’m not from the US
That doesn’t matter. Liberalism is a right-wing ideology - even in Antarctica, on Mars, or on the other side of the galaxy.
There is no such thing as a “liberal” left. Liberalism is a right-wing ideology - that’s why they are constantly “reaching across the aisle” to their fascist brethren.
(Apart from that I do agree with your point, though.)
That just shows that one axis is too few to categorize political opinions. The opposite of liberal is authoritarian and while I definitely would say I’m a leftist, I’m not pro authoritarian.
Sadly, “liberal” partys nowadays are mostly economically liberal (i.e. freedom for corporations, deregulation etc.). But you can also be socially liberal, i.e. support individual freedom.
(N.B.: I’m not from the US, maybe the definition of liberalism taught in school here is different, or the literal translation is used differently)
I’m afraid not. Liberalism is about as “authoritarian” as it gets - or do you classify the ongoing genocide the (so-called) “liberal democracies” are sponsoring in Palestine as (somehow) “non-authoritarian?”
That is what they have ALWAYS been.
That doesn’t matter. Liberalism is a right-wing ideology - even in Antarctica, on Mars, or on the other side of the galaxy.