I don't understand, aren't liberals democrats and progressives...? I'm a little confused. Pls shed some light
Anonymous said to berniesrevolution:
I thought Bernie was a liberal
Anonymous said to berniesrevolution:
Protip: don’t say the whole “left” thing. Bernie is a progressive and wonderful person. Applying simply “left” to him is not a good discription. It kind of fucks both parties here.
Anonymous said to berniesrevolution:
Is a liberal now like a neo-liberal? Sorry, I’m confused by all the terms now…
We have had a few of these recently, so I figured I would address them all at once.
There is a problem with using the term Liberal in politics, especially in the United States. Two facets of any ideology are Social and Economic policy. In the United States, we have had an odd arrangement with our political parties. Prior to Clinton, the Democratic party had Liberal Social and a more Conservative Economic Policy. The Republican’s, since Reagan, have had Conservative social and Neo-Liberal Economic Policy. Since Clinton, the Democrats have been pushing Liberal Social and Neo-Liberal Economic Policy.
See how confusing that is? When you say “Liberal” context is important. Are we talking economic issues, social issues or the amount of cheese on nachos?
It can become very confusing.
That being said, here are some basic definitions to help you out:
Neoliberalism is a policy model of social studies and economics that transfers control of economic factors to the private sector from the public sector. …Neoliberal policies aim for a laissez-faire approach to economic development.
Liberalism (political) is a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality
Liberals (international relations) believe that international institutions play a key role in cooperation among states. With the correct international institutions, and increasing interdependence (including economic and cultural exchanges) states have the opportunity to reduce conflict.
Progressive are those who focus on using government power to make large institutions play by a set of rules
Leftist is a general descriptive terms for any of several otherwise quite varied political ideologies (socialism, communism, social democracy, welfare statism, contemporary American liberalism, some versions of anarchism, etc.) that join in denouncing the extent of economic and social inequality in the present order of society and advocate the adoption of vigorous public policies to reduce or eliminate these inequalities.
Hence why Bernie is a Leftist, a Progressive and a Liberal.
This is also why I am @theliberaltony
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