AfterNova@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 21 hours agoWhat is the difference between an American liberal and a liberal outside the USA?message-squaremessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down17
arrow-up171arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the difference between an American liberal and a liberal outside the USA?AfterNova@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 21 hours agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squarefreagle@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoWait until you find out who developed the transatlantic slave trade… It was the liberals. You are using the word liberal to mean “moral”. That’s not how it works. Liberal can’t be the opposite of monarchic, fascist, communist, authoritarian, and protectionist all at the same time. Protectionism is universal. Liberalism has nothing to say on it. Use of authority is liberal. Have these gentlemen ever seen a liberal revolution? You want liberal mean sugar and spice and all things nice. It doesn’t
Wait until you find out who developed the transatlantic slave trade…
It was the liberals.
You are using the word liberal to mean “moral”.
That’s not how it works.
Liberal can’t be the opposite of monarchic, fascist, communist, authoritarian, and protectionist all at the same time.
Protectionism is universal. Liberalism has nothing to say on it.
Use of authority is liberal. Have these gentlemen ever seen a liberal revolution?
You want liberal mean sugar and spice and all things nice. It doesn’t