• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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    5 months ago

    Understanding what liberal ideology stands for is key for understanding why liberals are becoming an insular cult now that the ideology is in a crisis. This is precisely the point I’m making here regarding the threat of populism:

    When threatened by populism, liberalism readily abandons its political ideals in favor of preserving the capitalist economic system. Liberalism ultimately serves as a mask for capitalism, concealing its exploitative nature behind a facade of individual freedom and democracy.

    Liberals see both right and left wing populism, which is another term for the democratic will of the majority, as a threat to their core ideology of private ownership. Hence why liberals lash out whenever seeing sources they consider to fall outside the approved liberal Overton window.

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      5 months ago

      Dude, that has no bearing on my comment whatsoever. Just admit you just use “liberal” as a general purpose insult without thinking and move on.

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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        5 months ago

        I tried having a discussion with you in good faith, and put effort into explaining my position. In response, I got predictable trolling. Bye.