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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @orthzar 18 Sep 2022 \ on: Who do you think of by the word "liberal"? bitcoin
Other. It never meant anything. For instance, so-called Classical Liberals held a huge range of incompatible beliefs:
- JS Mill wanted the State to "liberate" individuals from the "restrictions" of society/religion/etc
- Garibaldi was a veritable authoritarian
- Hayek was a democratic socialist who favored the social/welfare programs we have in every nation-state today
- John Locke formalized social contract theory, which helped to expand the power of the State to new levels
- Mises and Bastiat were both minarchists
Just like Classical Liberalism, modern Liberalism means nothing, because it is applied to people with radically different beliefs.