Correct me if I’m wrong.

Afaik, liberalism ambiguously meant both advocacy for human rights and an economic system. To avoid this confusion, the economic system has been moved out as libertarianism.

For example, accessibility improvements of government buildings is a liberal movement.

Minimizing the control over capitalism is a libertarian movement.

There’s also so called “liberals” which is not more than a hate speech. We are not “conservatives” or “liberals” in every topic.

  • fxdave@lemmy.mlOP
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    3 days ago

    I think what you linked is its old meaning. Now liberal is more likely about e.g. LGBTQ rights, than private property. At least, private property exists in socialism too. I can imagine a liberal socialism, where the economy is socialist, but it gives you freedom in speech, etc…

    I guess I’m from a different circle with this meaning.

    Who are “we”, and how is this related to “topics”?

    I think, a fully liberal person who is liberal in every topic, doesn’t exist. Like killing people could also be a right. So “we” is the majority of the people.