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Germany Looks to Stop the Far Right From Assuming Power (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago (79 children)

It's tough to be critical of "liberalism" when everyone has a different idea of what it means. It might help to specify "economic liberalism".

Along with it's deep flaws, Liberalism is also associated with things like the abolition of slavery, universal suffrage, LGBT+ rights, etc. Conservatives also muddy the waters by blaming these things for economic hardship.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Liberalism is also associated with things like the abolition of slavery, universal suffrage, LGBT+ rights

Communists had to pry these concessions from liberalism with organized violence, don't pretend like liberalism did these things.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You quoted me, then immediately misquoted me. I didn't say what you think I said.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

Sorry should have phrased it as "people shouldn't pretend..."

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