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[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Liberal economics be like let's get rid of capitalism

[–] NotSteve_ 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think you're confusing the US definition of liberal with the definition of liberal in near the rest of the world. Even in Canada the Liberals are centre at best

[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nah I'm not. I know that US/UK/AUS/anglosphere capitalists try to say they're liberal but there's nothing liberal under a capitalist hierarchy. Apparently they're trying to be sneaky in Canada as well

[–] NotSteve_ 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ahh gotcha, I wasn't sure. And yeah the Liberals here are like progressive classic conservatives. They're not insane like current conservatives but they like to maintain the current status quo and will occasionally give us something like dental care but limit it to a very small subset of people. And that's only if forced to by the supporting left leaning party (NDP).

[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah exactly. Conservatives & authoritarians really like to market with phrases like "economic liberalism" or "free markets". Always building a power structure which limits freedoms

[–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, those are socialist economics.

[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] mathemachristian@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] boredtortoise@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah that's the scam. Not actually liberal