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Liberal Party names first female leader after historic Australia election loss (www.bbc.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Sheppa@aussie.zone to c/world@quokk.au

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Where on Earth are you getting your definition from? Economically left values? Liberals? That's the most absurd thing I've ever heard in my life. Liberals have spent the last 300 years murdering people who push for economically left values.

Liberals are the capitalist class. They literally are the founding of the capitalist class. You can't separate the two. I don't know if you've just never read any history in your life or what but this is an absurd definition you're using.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Where on Earth are you getting your definition from?

Wikipedia.

this is an absurd definition you're using.

Given that it's the definition most of the world is using, I fail to see the absurdity.

[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 4 points 10 months ago

Here's another Wikipedia quote

Until the Great Depression and the rise of social liberalism, classical liberalism was called economic liberalism. Later, the term was applied as a retronym, to distinguish earlier 19th-century liberalism from social liberalism. By modern standards, in the United States the bare term liberalism often means social liberalism whereas in Europe and Australia it often means classical liberalism.

Our liberal party very much matches that, they don't like taxes or unions, and love businesses and deregulation.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I highly disagree that's the definition most the world is using. And I think whoever wrote that Wikipedia definition is an idiot.

Also I note you had no arguments to make as to the factual inconsistencies of that definition.