Liberalism: where did it come from and are its days numbered?

[@electives6024]

I hope people realize that this video refers to the internationally defined ideology, not American liberalism, British liberalism, or Australian liberalism.

[@NaNa-bt1wd]

Electives they don't

[@SweetTea742]

Oooooh! Thank you for that!

[@clipit4503]

Honestly(speaking as European) American really grew liberty in the world. I'm so grateful thanks to America

[@DirtyLifeLove]

Took a minute, but it registered. I listen to way too much American Political squabbling.

[@amanshukla8758]

Yeah Liberalism stands for both Liberal Societies and Liberal Economies Yet in US, Liberalism now seems to stand only for Liberal Societies (and they only apply it to the Majority ethnic/religious group), but not for Liberal Economies

[@danieldimartino1448]

There' s a large difference between classical liberals and the new leftist liberals

[@Kbelcher101]

Progressives

[@joemama-fx4ig]

The whole "safe space" movement is over the top and in my opinion only serves to divide different groups by creating separate space for certain people. We do, however, need to realize that this country has many laws and institutions based on excluding non-whites and work towards better understanding and accommodating other races.

[@Tasurincci]

How many fake dichotomies can a man cram in a single sentence?

[@agenthex]

"classical liberalism" is just a new way of branding conservatism because it's too embarrassing for people with educations to align themselves with the right wing anymore.

[@danieldimartino1448]

Agent00F 😂 not at all. It's a form of libertarianism. Please don't say things without knowing about them

[@lsshvs8415]

Make liberalism great again.

[@Ryanlexz]

mystery guest too bad most part of the world it already collape

[@morpheusoak5475]

Its called the Constitution buddy you should read it.

[@Gamez4eveR]

what do you mean "again"?

[@jamesbarker9633]

It will never be great as long as Democrats and Republicans run America

[@gameplaychannel1309]

@@jamesbarker9633 yes correct the bad thing is that the good liberals have to identify as Democrats becasue the independent party has no power

[@rewer]

After watching it, i realized I’m a liberal, not extreme but some how liberal. I always thought I’m a moderate.

[@samuelskillern7365]

Welcome to the club.

[@SF-ve3rc]

Probably a classical liberal

[@rewer]

Thanks guys, i’m definitely a moderate and somehow liberal. Although i don’t live in america, but i felt the gov is already not as bossy as most countries, yet americans still felt the gov is too bossy. Oh well ...

[@giraffesinspandex]

Sean Frasure because so-called "adam smith classic liberal" i.e. libertarianism is what was described in this video (insert extreme sarcasm)

[@Zetunez]

Classical liberal which is pretty much a moderate these days.

[@josephbrennan370]

Where did it come from, where did it go

[@MsPapoose12]

u definately won't find it in history books....but it exists....liberalism has its history but historians or theologians won't tell the truth...liberalism stands for truth n not corruption....i had no idea ppl did not even know what it means...they hav no clue...?

[@moonslust]

🤠🤠

[@TheMasterSystems]

where did it come from cotton eye joe

[@PointnShootMovies]

Where did it come from Enrico Dandolo?

[@jusonn9922]

Social Justice and identity politics are as far from liberal as possible

[@lutu1408]

It's actually quite authoritarian in that sense that the individual freedom is repressed for the sake of being "correct". Although, as the social contract states, one may argue that it's needed to have some kinds of regulations of what may be said and what may result in some kind of punitive measure. The thing is that it can in some cases be hard to decide who are to fit to draw such lines.

[@rewer]

Liberals do endorse social justice, not sure bout identity politics tho.

[@joemama-fx4ig]

The civil rights movement was a social justice movement... Are you saying mlk was not a liberal?

[@jusonn9922]

Kyoto Flowers Common sense tells you to be a decent human being, to treat people with respect and equal, regardless of skin color/ gender. Social justice is going to far, because it censores ideas and your daily language according to one far left ideology. Every idea should be up for debate. Censoring in the name of social justice is not moving society forward.

[@jusonn9922]

rewer What about feminism and white privilege? It is heavily based on identity politics in a way, as it proposes, that entire groups are being held back, or profiting because of their identity, not individual merit.

[@nmeonk]

uhmm one thing the united states are not the first Liberal society. The Netherlands was first i'm sorry to say. the american act of independence is almost a copy of the Dutch act of independence (acte van verlatinghe) signed July 26 1581.

[@diiasze3743]

yh I think the Netherlands was one the edge of capitalism and liberalism at the time, I believe the term company(for private business) was even invited there

[@draculanova6548]

And Britain was as well - where do you think all those liberal American ideals came from? They were from English Whigs like Locke and John Wilkes.

[@jamesbenson2090]

Everything is a remix my friend

[@abranezhprezawdnaheia8244]

thomas kjl USA is a free market corporation land ,just like Japan and South Korea and few others

[@luciuspaullus1948]

The Dutch republic was an oligarchy

[@muniryusufi9240]

I’m astonished that the Economist in it’s video about Liberalism fails to mention Adam Smith who is regarded as the father of Liberal Economy aka Capitalism.

[@mitchclark1532]

The guy is actually using the correct original definition of the word "liberal" (google the French Revolution if you are confused). What he is perverting, and to an extreme degree, is the definition of the word "populism". If "populism" can be used to describe corporate-friendly policy agendas that majorities of the population oppose, and that would help rich people and hurt poor people, then it's basically a pointless word.

[@BeaverChainsaw]

feel like he is referring to recent right wing populist movements. Also populist leaders don't have to make laws the people want. Populism is appealing to the average person and going against establishments it doesn't say anything about making laws more about campaigning. (Like trump's tax cuts that helped the rich more than the poor)

[@SI-cd7xs]

They have to change the meaning of populism and dress it up as some kind of dude you’re the tool of capitalists trope because what populism really is is what liberal democracy pretends to be

[@younglord7805]

@@BeaverChainsaw Trump's tax cut helped the middle class more than the rich.

[@Wiggyam]

The state still owns your land and house in some ways, they can force you to move if they «need» that area for something «more important»

[@benusmaximus3601]

We must distinguish between classical liberalism and the regressive left...

[@mikeoxsmal8022]

Benus Maximus regressive centerist

[@newrunrocks2656]

Wooohoo classical liberal here

[@keanusalahuddin5616]

There’s no such thing as classic liberalism,the philosophy holds still its values.Its just that many people put a bad label on it or misunderstands a different perspective so they brand it as liberal.

[@keanusalahuddin5616]

Deos not really,those are exactly what you say they are ,social democrats. Im a liberal but not a social democrat . Read my previous comment and you’ll see exactly what I mean when I say people misunderstand the term liberal .

[@ITzzBota]

@Deos no

[@jbp122]

Modern liberalism is far different now than when it began.

[@Roseblindbags123]

Liberalism is a cancer

[@meganoob12]

it's not... that's only the US. in Germany the liberals form the FDP - freie demokratische Partei (free democratic party) and they are against government interention, high spending and pro self determination. They want to enhance freedomes and get rid of limitations by law. In the US they would fight for gun ownership, here they fight against a movement for speed limits on the highway. The US uses the term wrongly as mentioned in this video

[@danielnewhouse5044]

"I didn't go up there to die; I went up there to live."

[@joseguadalupeanaya9792]

This comment section is embarrassing. Libertarians are not liberals. Centrists or moderates are not liberals, and classical liberalism is a branch of liberalism based on economic freedom, but now it seems to be wrongly used to seperate true liberals from extreme leftists who label themselves as liberals and made the term popular. I have been a liberal since middle school, so I'm gonna be biased here. I think liberalism has always been the best ideology to improve our world and society. I'm not talking about the idea of voting for democrats or independents. I'm talking about the idea of always being open to change; using reason and science to defy the norm; being skeptical of authority; prioritizing secularity and improving justice and equality. My prediction is that "liberalism" will be rebranded due to confusion and people mistaking it with utopian concepts that are unsubstantiated.

[@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்]

Liberalism is already re-branded and used by leftist lunatics.

[@joseguadalupeanaya9792]

@@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக் You cannot rebrand something you don't understand. Liberalism is being rebranded not by "leftists" but by conservatives who want to separate the actual liberals from the "leftists". The term that they are using lately is "classical liberal", which I never heard often until the emergence of the so-called "intellectual dark web".

[@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்]

You don't have to learn anything to co-opt something. Liberal is a title most commonly held by leftists. I don't care about "True Liberals" or whatever.

[@joseguadalupeanaya9792]

@@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக் That's exactly what I've said. Liberalism is being co-opted by people who don't understand this ideology; however, it will never change what liberalism really means. If I say I'm vegan, but I cheat and eat animal products on weekends, then I'm not a vegan even if I say I'm vegan. If the vast majority of neo-nazis and KKK members favor conservative policies, then does it mean that conservatism is preaching white nationalism? Absolutely Not! You cannot change the definition of a certain ideology just by adopting it and completely misrepresenting its core beliefs.

[@alexhuang7339]

Is it too hard to understand that liberalism is different in every country? a UK liberal is different from a US liberal or Canadian liberal. This video makes no sense.

[@pj5295]

+Alex Huang So you're telling me that not every liberal believes in liberty and equality? No, they do believe in equality, justice and liberty.

[@alexhuang7339]

PJGSJ No, EVERYONE believes in equality, justice, and liberty. Every country just has a different status quo for each. Grouping liberalism around the world together as one idea makes no sense. Someone can be a liberal in one country, but be considered conservative in another.

[@YorickReturns]

Americans misuse the term 'liberal'.

[@hucz]

Alex Huang Not everyone believes in equality (I do). Also, I completely disagree with you. That's like saying the word athelete is different in Canada than it is in India, because one plays hockey and the other plays cricket. They are both athletes, applying themselves in different contexts, but still athletes. If you know what the true root of the definition of 'liberal' is in politics, then it will travel with that person wherever they go because other countries' interpretations of it doesn't redefine it's meaning fundamentally, it only applies it in it's own unique context. That's what this video is covering, the root of what it means to be a liberal, where it started, how it's seen now, where it needs to go, etc.

[@pj5295]

+YorickReturns Ok I agree with that Americans use the term liberal to refer to people on the left, even socialists but I'm pretty sure that they don't know how to use political labelings.

[@tranthanhbinhmtl]

Free trade is not about liberalism, it's about exclusive rights for the rich and exploitation of cheap labor in poor countries.

[@thomaaas_8487]

Are we speaking of classic liberalism or these desperate people who are constantly offended?

[@agenthex]

"Classic liberalism" aka christian fundamentalism, like Jordan Peterson rebranding themselves cus white nationalism isn't polling favorably anymore.

[@bet8467]

Agent00F What does Jordan Peterson have to do with white nationalism?

[@agenthex]

A lotta white nationalists are big JP fans. Even you can probably figure out why.

[@Jebusmike3]

Damn, so if anyone likes something that a white nationalist likes, that makes that person a white nationalist? Well, I hope they don't like vanilla ice cream because that would make me the biggest white nationalist out there :/

[@agenthex]

No, hating on mexicans, blacks, and muslims just like all the other white nationalists make you one, too.

[@arandomhamster233]

The dichotomy should be "Progressive vs Conservative" not "Liberal vs Conservative"

[@ecdctech]

Liberalism will always win. It has been winning since the beginning of time. Sorry for the conservatives trying to conserve old idiotic ideas

[@blitzkriegedvanhauten5261]

L

[@SSDDssed]

Yep. Even a nuclear war would be a victory for us liberals.

[@danielnewhouse5044]

Ad hominem attacks, not character slander, should be allowed in a court of law.

[@purinat_sun]

The phrase "Equality of opportunity" can be misleading because the word "opportunity" therein can be interpreted in different ways. Some might think it is freedom to pursue whatever you want without any barrier set up by the government while others might think it’s the odds of succeeding that are not too low. One is about a right to try which only requires the lack of government intervention. The other is about a right to try with a chance to succeed which requires government intervention to an extent, which is antithetical to economic liberalism, or laissez-faire capitalism. Therefore, the more accurate term that should be used instead is “equality before the law” whereby the word “law” refers to the law which is enacted only to protect each individual from initiation of violence by other individuals. Another important point to be noted here is the misunderstanding of how the word “liberalism” lost its original meaning in the U.S. as obviously shown in the video. To be more precise, liberalism had always meant what it means in the U.S. until the 1930’s when Franklin Roosevelt and his supporters appropriated the term and started using it to mean a very different thing. That thing is what’s known as social democracy or social liberalism in Europe. That’s why some Americans are using it as a slur for Democrats and other advocates of social democracy and, in a rarer instance, full-fledged socialism. They did not hijack the term; quite the contrary, it’s the people whom they are referring to who hijacked it many decades earlier. If you want to talk about what’s known as liberalism in other places to an American, you should use the term libertarianism or classical liberalism instead to avoid confusion and misunderstanding. In fact, the term libertarianism itself was also appropriated by modern libertarians in the U.S. to convey the classical meaning of liberalism. Originally, libertarianism referred to socialism-inspired anarchism. I’m not even an American and I know this. You should really have done more research on what you’re talking about.

[@younglord7805]

Beautifully described and dismantled the intentional misleading by the leftist narrative in this video.

[@ac158]

Whenever I hear liberals talking about equity, it makes me mad because equity is something you earn. It's not something someone gives you. Liberalism is just a pretty name for communism. And Roosevelt was a communist.

[@razvanrusu6272]

Yes, liberals are actually rightists, not leftists. Thanks to explaining this!

[@NeonNights80]

@@ac158 How does one earn equity?

[@jogo798]

@@ac158 what are you babbling about ?

[@helmort]

As usual, this video takes an American-centric approach, presenting an American perspective on the world. It briefly touches on a few facts from Britain, includes a short quote about France, and then exclusively focuses on America. It overlooks centuries of history that involved Europeans, Asians, Middle Easterners, Africans, South and Central Americans, politicians, philosophers, and people who have experimented with liberalism, capitalism, and other political currents. Understanding these diverse perspectives is crucial for gaining a comprehensive view of our world. 💀☠💀☠💀

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

I’m a proud American Liberal! 🇺🇸 I believe in Progress, Democracy, Freedom, Free Healthcare and Free Education and our US Constitution! Today’s American Liberalism is not bad, it’s different it’s just that Conservatives don’t like Change!

[@saadstv1428]

Liberalism: Every individual wants their own law.

[@meganoob12]

nope Liberalism: You're free to do whatever you want unless you bring harm to the freedome of another

[@Sylotizeecontact]

Nope liberty means freedom from law,like life in nature or jungle.

[@ThedeadaccountAL]

​@@meganoob12whats ironic about liberalism is that it has defined what's right and bad because it was spread by the sword (Colonialism).

[@hpsauce1078]

Up your game or else... that's actually quite a nice way of putting it..

[@johnq3956]

They started from hippies which is a peace loving culture i can understand. Now they turned into nazis and are bold about it.

[@blitzkriegedvanhauten5261]

More like communist

[@veryviralpk]

3:57 that animal farm reference though..

[@shane_rm1025]

That's not an Orwell reference it's a reference to "pork barrel" and machine politics, which was represented as a pig in political cartoons at the time

[@OmarAhmed-fw9uw]

How could it be that some rich people like trump and Jeff bezzos pay less in terms of taxes when people who have less pay more. One should never forget the French revolution . When the poor had to pay so the aristocracy could live.

[@Verboten_Joey]

I wonder if the economist is self aware enough, to realize they're based in a country whose government has abandoned the principle of free speech. Paying lip service to the principal, yet prosecuting "Grossly offensive" speech as a criminal offense.

[@Verboten_Joey]

Elonkelon What is wrong or queer about my statement?

[@TheRageng]

Mostly how wrong it is.

[@NeonNights80]

What are the principles of free speech?

[@Azhucabomb]

Liberals today are different. They are not liberals but marxists. Equality of outcome is their goal.

[@danielnewhouse5044]

Capitalism has one inescapable weakness - a capitalist government fails to control the psychology profession, and so does a market economy.

[@glennnielsen8054]

I would argue that BREXIT was a function of liberalism. 1) Liberals will predominantly prefer decentralized governance over centralized governance. 2) Liberals will predominantly oppose the redistribution of economic resources. 3) The EU is over-regulated, which limits equal opportunities and caters special interests.

[@BeefT-Sq]

" How is it possible that one hundred and fifty years ago liberalism meant the advocacy of freedom and economic laissez faire and today it means the creed of totalitarian statism ? " - Robert Hessen- 1962

[@danielnewhouse5044]

George Orwell noted that the point of torture, is torture. I will further George Orwell by noting that the point of conservativism is conservatism.

[@cliveso]

I used to subscribe to the Economist newspaper. I cancelled the subscription some years ago due to frustration with the editorial stance, but I've kept the KZbin subscription just to get pissed off once in a while. It never fails.

[@PFMAGGAMFP]

LOL

[@eaku7]

Sounds like a great way to destroy earth.

[@GonzaloCalvoPerez]

Economic liberalism shall not be confused with political liberalism.

[@vapeking466]

This is brought to you by a liberals of The Economist. Funfact study the magazine covers for clues of the future. Its unreal. 💯

[@RalphdontGAF]

I love being a liberal.

[@blitzkriegedvanhauten5261]

Okay boomer

[@SussyBacha]

​@@blitzkriegedvanhauten5261 okay zoomer

[@ivandate9972]

3:19 In America liberal is socialism. Named by John F Kennedy in the Cold War era when the "socialism" word couldn't be used.

[@joe246810010]

Individual freedom and a free market are true benefits. Most "first world liberals" now insist that every one think like them. That is most illiberal. Institutions like the EU should. not be sacrosanct. Diversity means you care more about the color palette than you do about the artist or art.

[@junaidkhan-vz5br]

Proud that I believe All man's are equal Love Fellow liberal From India

[@felixtla93]

From what I learned the populist served as a reminder to liberalism if they get too far. The reminder sign he he😂

[@danielnewhouse5044]

The system of liquidation, if a company's management fails, was supposed to be crystal clear, this failed during Republican tenure.

[@SuperLusername]

Liberalism, as most things, has stages. Not caring what race, nationality, orientation or income bracket someone belongs in is good liberalism. Not caring that your child goes trough genders like Taylor Swift goes trough boyfriends is a bad form of liberalism.

[@mitchclark1532]

"does that mean you shouldnt instill him with good moral values" No one should parent based on your moral values. They should parent based on their own moral values. You're losing the culture war. Get over it.

[@SuperLusername]

Gr8 Incarnate well it does. Because you want them to be good people once they are adult. And if you are way too liberal as a parent they might not get he proper guiding.

[@mitchclark1532]

Being too strict can be worse than being too lenient. Don’t you have to find a balance? And also, obviously you feel strongly about your social beliefs but so do those who disagree with you, and they are parents too, and they also have the right to raise their kids as they see fit and teach whatever value system they want. You’re not going to be able to enforce your parenting habits; you’ll just have to wait until liberals become conservatives. That’s not happening. Society is moving left as time goes on and the human race matures.

[@SuperLusername]

Mitch Clark thats why I said what I said in my Taylor Swift comment. I think thats bad form of liberalism. I dont care about blacks, whites and fucking purples. I dont care about gays and lesbians, I dont care about rich or poor. But if someone goes to sleep as a man and wakes up (thinking he is) a woman is where I draw a line. And Im not even a conservative, regarding social and cultural issues I am liberal. But at the same time I dont think switching gender is as trivial in every day life as being gay or giving women the right to vote or work a proper job. Enabling the switching of genders complicates everyone's everyday life (especially around people who arent even male or female but an airplane or something) because of the pronouns and mate searching. Dating in 10 years: - Hey you are nice, are you are real female? -Why, yes I am! -So you will be able to get pregnant with me in the future? -Not really. -Why, is something wrong? -No, its just that I was born in male body. -Didnt I just ask you a minute ago if you are a real female? -I AM TOTALLY A REAL FEMALE YOU BIGOT!!!

[@kingofmtakina]

Evilsamar It's an identity thing mate, gender is different than sex, it's just a term to better describe someone.

[@deathmetalsl]

The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either

[@youngcolt5305]

Whatever the debatable content you present, but your graphics and visuals are, unarguably, awesome!

[@danielnewhouse5044]

Capitalism is the existence and protection of private property. Ordinarily it is defined as the right to make a profit.

[@christianrupprechter3645]

Being liberal has a different meaning in Europe. It is very exciting!

[@shivamagarwal7780]

I would not describe Canada as a liberal holdout . 'Left liberals' and identity politics players are not liberals

[@jasonholtkamp6483]

I love the economist

[@danielnewhouse5044]

The value of education is exactly the issue between liberalism and conservatism. Liberals contend that by sabotaging independent grading that conservatives have ruined the value of education. The value of education is the value of education to the government of the United States of America.

[@agisler87]

This is just dumb. No politician in America is anywhere near representing classical liberalism. We need to get rid of the two party system and people need to stop voting for the "the lesser of two evils". Vote green party, libertarian, harambe! Just not the damn Democrats or Republicans.

[@forza1sra]

Andrew Gisler That is so true. America is supposed to be the melting pot of ideas yet it will only represents two view points in politics.

[@luked2115]

Libertarian? No thank you.

[@AxmedBahjad]

He destroys history. How can you ignore slavery and colonialism?

[@unintentionallydramatic]

Liberalism in your definition is closer to conservatism in Europe, Libertarianism in the States and unthinkable heresy in the rest of the world. Good effort, horrendously condescending & erroneous summary. Not to mention that you assume others will just follow along when its development took millennia in the west.

[@hucz]

Ashakari Singh Condescending? Others will follow along? Erroneous? I'm sorry, how was the video condescending? And how was it suggesting that others follow along? Name one religion/political stance/movement that DIDN'T want others to follow along? And where are the errors?

[@Bill-zp2mt]

Mason Gregory Check out Thomas sowell, he has written and done some interviews on the topic. You might be interested in

[@unintentionallydramatic]

Bill Sowell is indeed good. Hefty but good.

[@davide56]

You and the op still havent asnwered his questions, also Thomas Sowell is a Libertarian. The video is not proposing Libertarianism but Liberalism and im really confused why would you propose him to read him as a response.

[@unintentionallydramatic]

davide56 Because he's an interesting author to read.

[@thenazgul1350]

Love how in the beginning of the video it said Canada was a holdout for liberalism XD. Now Soy Boy Trudeau is using war acts on peaceful protesters because they honk too much 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆.

[@joegonzalez6241]

Liberalism will eventually become as bland as conservativism was during the 70s . And conservativism will become the new liberalism.

[@faikozkan8392]

This is barely an intro on this topic. When are you planning on finishing this project?

[@chinegroable]

Finally somebody is saying it. Liberalism is not pollitical correctness or identity politics.

[@diiasze3743]

liberalism is a broad term that pretty much can describe everybody in us politics with a few expectations, neo liberals are what some people might describe most of the democrats and republicans today. liberalism is a right ideology that is pro capitalism, so plz people don't mix it up socialist or even social democrats(like Bernie)

[@videoboy11111]

3:32 RIP Justin Trudeau

[@clechevalier8922]

Wrong! first you've got to differentiate between classical liberalism and modern liberalism. The Democrat Party and the Liberal Party of Canada are both modern liberals, and somewhat opposed to the core of classical liberalism. The video's content was wildly inaccurate.

[@BookishGyanwithMsPreeti]

Nice

[@jjenfield7444]

Nothing biased about this video at all. Then again, it is the Economist so not surprised

[@RochaBernardo]

I think this word could be divided in two: Market liberalism (conservative in social affairs, but liberal in market ones) = right wing Social liberalism (literalism practiced in social affairs, intervention in market) = left wing I think that, as all that is human, nothing is simple, as this word who's meaning is changing. This division might be usefull.

[@karsy579]

classical liberalism is both though, but without the other. Essentially, Classical liberalism is both for social freedoms and economic freedoms. The common denominator being freedom. These days the emphasize is mostly on economic freedoms, as many has been taken away (as well as a few given) in most western countries. As an example an individual true to classical liberalism could have no problem with, say a transsexual person having a sex change, but would argue against such a procedure being subsidized. The same individual could also criticize the same person for their life choices, but yet at the same time be willing to die for their right to criticize them in a similar manner.

[@thebloxxerpilot1954]

It's possible to be pro-free market and socially libertarian. However, one cannot be a liberal if they are socially conservative.

[@fenistereinc.5797]

Market liberalism conservative? You have no fucking idea what are you talking about!!!

[@fenistereinc.5797]

The liberalism is about globalization, inmigrants and free macket. Conservative like you are just left wing shit

[@ruzzelladrian907]

I'm a gay atheist man that's against Islamization of the West. If I said that in front of college students in university, I would be called a racist. This multiculturalism and diversity agenda has gotten way too far. It's reached to the point you can't speak out about anything about mass immigration to criticizing Islam. I saw a Gay Pride Parade banner that said, " Gays for Islam. " Or I hear absurd claims that " Islam is the most feminist religion. " People in America have forgotten that it was secularism that paved the way for equal rights. And the far-left is selling a woman wearing the American flag as a Hijab. Islam and Democracy is an oxymoron.

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nicely explained.

[@colinnstenfitness1963]

the fact that Canada and Australia are still labeled liberal democracies is quite baffling.

[@kw-0917]

Liberalism in the early days is called classic liberalism, also known as libertarianism. Modern liberalism is called neoliberalism.

[@danielnewhouse5044]

Love comes from fidelity, not just beauty.

[@clintonjameshuddleston-apo9385]

Hard to believe that there was a time when liberals were pro free speech

[@NeonNights80]

So you've been told

[@greenjacketman9321]

They still are if you don't follow the American conservative narrative. In fact, liberalism, socialism and conservatism have been the three big ideologies of the 19. and 20. century until conservatives decided to throw everything they didn't like together and mashed up socialism and liberalism under the label "left wing".

[@clintonjameshuddleston-apo9385]

@@greenjacketman9321 Liberalism used to be closer to conservativism than to socialism.

[@AlternateTimelord]

@@clintonjameshuddleston-apo9385 No, liberalism had always fought against conservative forces ever since it’s birth. In the 19th and 20th century, conservatism defended tradition and hierarchy, liberalism fought for social freedoms and equality. That’s why liberals and socialists allied together in the 1848 revolutions to fight against the reactionary and conservative forces in Europe.

[@ADHDsquirl]

Been a liberal all my life, and every time i hear someone say there should be a law, my mind explodes. And yes freedom of speech and the right to bear arms are important to me and shall not be infringed upon. How much federal government do we need to enforce the constitution?

[@vengefulavenger6411]

I identify as attack helicopter. It's my liberty.

[@samcohen3647]

I loved the “up your game or else” message.

[@danielnewhouse5044]

Liberal jurisprudence: if someone in a courtroom reiterates the opinions or allegations of the defense in any way, it is considered a confirmation of fact, credited to the defense. This is the most important distinction describing how the liberal mind works.

[@llh3025]

Reminds me of a PragerU video. Quasi-informative and highly opinionated.

[@n.ramthilak4475]

Prager u is based

[@i.donthaveanameanymore]

To call it "the dominant political philosophy in the West for more than 200 years" is a non-sequitur when you admit the philosophy has completely been replaced.

[@tanveertaqui]

When the video mentioned about Theodore Roosevelt cleaning up the system, I was thinking of Bernie

[@blushihtzu]

Bernie is a socialist, he's not gonna clean anything.

[@tanveertaqui]

@@blushihtzu Long way to go, time will tell

[@tomio8072]

@@blushihtzu Bernie is not seeking to take the means of production away from a capitalist class and give it to a working class, he just wants people to not have to go bankrupt because they broke their leg. Socialism is the abolishment of classes. Bernie is not advocating policy-wise for this. Bernie was at most campaigning for rich people to actually pay the amount they used to in America, so that public services can be much better, and there are better social programs to help people out when they are financially struggling. Did you know before Regan came into power, the top 10% used to be taxed around 60%? Unless I am wrong people now spend like 14%, and if that, in tax. I could be entirely wrong though, I'm not from America. If you want to look up what Bernie is most similar to, look up "Embedded Liberalism", this is typically Keynesian economics, not Marxian or socialist economics.

[@RNgamervideos]

@@tomio8072 this looks like Market Socialism to me

[@danielnewhouse5044]

The first principle of liberalism is that recalcitrant testimony has no merit. As Oliver Wendell Holmes said, "nothing is more recalcitrant than using your parents' testimony in a court of law."

[@MrShahrozButt]

@1:45 Patriot Act USA.

[@BookishGyanwithMsPreeti]

Thanks

[@darshitsonker]

Liberalism ✊🏼

[@danielnewhouse5044]

Another principle of liberalism is that it is more than possible for a 4 year old girl to appear to be 23. That is exactly what the US armed forces were gearing for and the Republican screwed the IQ test. I was never a part of that decision making process, but I've seen the results.

[@aurathedraak7909]

Our kind isn't going anywhere.

[@aurathedraak7909]

Our kind isn't going anywhere

[@danielnewhouse5044]

There is an old communist saying, "it's not supposed to be known what really happened outside the Soviet archives anymore anyway."

[@deepsammanna]

Pheww. laughed at 2:37. Wonder what would red Indians have to say about this!?

[@alanfranchesco9242]

so true my friend

[@eliparker7151]

The narrator obviously is conscience that the execution of these ideals has never been perfect (the "well, all white men" line brings that up), but I think what he was referring to the the rhetoric. America the first to be founded on such rhetoric, which is a powerful idea given that, at the time, god-given monarchs were the mainstay.

[@jeffdetmer9967]

The idea that free trade has been part of the Liberalism cannon is simply wrong. "Free trade" of the 17th and 18th century was slavery and colonialism. Of the 17th and 18th century were slavery and colonialism The use of tariffs to support National interest and promote Industrial development was widespread and effective. Free trade and mass migration are neoliberal policies designed to depress the value of labor (wages).

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

No mention of Adam Smith, Hegel, Darwin, Marx, Keynes? 🤔

[@adamtrott78]

These are very important to understand liberalism

[@douginorlando6260]

“Scratch a liberal and find a closet aristocrat … Liberal governments always develop into aristocracies”. From Frank Herbert writer of Dune

[@mrinaldubey2907]

Thanks, please make same video on socialism, capitalism, faminism and all

[@peterrees6346]

What about Australia? Our Liberals are represented by the Labour Party... and our Liberal Party is conservative. The US Democrats... are somewhere in between.

[@danielnewhouse5044]

Essentially, the United States was envisioned as a nation of voting landholders. The problem is that the policies were atrociously incompetent, so the number of landholders shrank.

[@ghostdukevladamir5101]

Make liberalism great again

[@MisterPoulord]

Macron, liberal...

[@caelan8819]

poulord, Yes.

[@chauhanmohnish7334]

Yes see

[@glamourprofession1980]

Liberalism is liberalism. That’s why it works and why it is also inherently unfashionable. Liberalism breathes reason into an existence that is anathema to that concept. Liberalism understands that life is imperfect but always tries to level what we have in front of us.

[@tomnisen3358]

I'm an American nationalist! Trump will return! Let's go, Brandon!

[@thomasjamison2050]

Concurrent with the rise of the criticism of liberals and liberal policy has come the loss of the forty hour workweek, the loss of a decent minimum wage, the very large rises in the cost of health care and education, the loss of the average American being able to buy a reasonably priced home. Do you miss any of that yet? Do you ever wonder what kind of nonsense might have talked you into accepting all those losses?

[@WWLambert]

"up your game.. or else"

[@عبودالقمري-ص5ب]

what is happening from "sjws" and whatnot is just a natural result of "classical liberalism" not an anomaly

[@n.ramthilak4475]

Ah the sjw community helps the evil

[@dp3641]

BIG PICTURE : SHARIA LAW OR CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IN AMERICA YOUR VOTE YOUR CHOICE 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jesuisanonyme7312]

That's right. "Your choice". One of the main principle of Liberalism. America will never be governed by religion, either Christianity or Islam. But should only governed by the scripture that makes sense: The Constitution.

[@patriciacole8773]

Can you believe this

[@danielnewhouse5044]

The notion that a society based on equality is absurd, everyone demonstrates partiality.