Gladly, liberalism: a political doctrine that takes protecting and enhancing the freedom of the individual to be the central problem of politics. Liberals typically believe that government is necessary to protect individuals from being harmed by others, but they also recognize that government itself can pose a threat to liberty.

"Can you use it in a sentence?"

Gladly: Liberalism emphasizes individual freedoms, democratic governance, and the protection of civil rights.

[–] culprit@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

The phrase "money is speech" refers to the Supreme Court's interpretation that spending money in political campaigns is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment. This concept was notably established in the 2010 case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which allowed corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts on political advocacy.

This is what liberalism does. Wealth inequality inevitably unbalances any sense of liberty in material reality over time. It is the ideology of capitalism that is destroying community, humanity and the biosphere and climate.

[–] Juice@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago

That is definitely a good definition of liberalism, it is one definition, and it happens to be my favorite one! I'm not testing you or being a way about it.

What do you think about the idea, that liberalism is also the idea that individual freedoms, liberties, etc., are based on a society that enforces the individual's right to private property? Like before WW1 when a lot of countries still had an autocratic aristocracy, and the revolutionary liberals, over a period of 100s of years, overthrew their kings and queens? I think that was genuinely an advancement for humanity.

But I think that in many cases the individual right to private property is supported by society much, much more than individual liberties of the vast majority. This leads many people, including myself, to believe that the other rights are not defended nearly as strongly as other rights.

Do you think liberalism is an ideology? If so does it have like blind spots, or biases?

Sorry it is so many questions I'm not trying to be pushy or gish gallop. Just curious what you think. Btw I didn't downvote you, I never do that, some dork did that.