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Liberalism and capitalism is the best system in the world.
For the bourgeoisie, perhaps, but only temporarily. We can see that out of every country right now that it's the Socialist PRC that is making the most dramatic and rapid improvements and growth.
The PRC is a capitalist country but not liberal. They have good growth but they lack a lot of the freedoms we enjoy in liberal society.
Also its funny to me how when you wanted to pick which system was "the best" you selected economic growth.
Capitalism is literally a liberal system - it is fundamentally predicated on the foundation of liberal philosophy which is power through private property, private contracts governing behaviors not covered by law, individual rights (to privatize, sell, extract, produce, and waste) over communal rights (to access, maintain, heal, and survive). So you're deeply confused if you think any system could possibly be capitalism but not liberal.