That is effectively the case in history, and I don’t think OP is denying that, but the philosophical basis is more about individual human rights. I think OP is asking how Americans feel about how far from those ideals we have strayed, which is completely off the fucking map. For my part, I question the cost to society that prioritizing individual liberties like property rights has had, but I don’t think that capitalism itself is inextricably linked to “classical liberalism”, and Americans tend to insist that it is. It’s a confusion born out of ignorance and propaganda.

The “Founding Fathers” were shit people, but the constitution as an evolution of enlightenment ideals is a pretty sound document, we just haven’t lived up to the doctrine. The same could be said about communism as practiced by authoritarian regimes.

Are we talking about liberalism or neoliberalism? My understanding is that liberalism is, ostensibly, grounded in enlightenment ideals.

LIQUIDATE MUSK (financially, in Minecraft)

Hell yeah appropriate the wealth of the bourgeoisie and institute universal healthcare

Civ V

Never finished Wonder Boy III, gonna have to revisit that!

Impressive graphic design

wtf was that all about?

Plenty of serious investigative journalism still going on around these subjects, but it won’t be openly discussed and acknowledged by every political faction and strata of society in America until after the empire falls, is replaced in its primacy by some other global power, and the ruling factions are removed from power. Look at how the British now fairly openly admit the atrocities committed by their ruling factions when they were the global superpower. It doesn’t just become acknowledged out of the goodness of the people’s hearts, it becomes undeniable.

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They know you’re a woman and your kids are there. They’re trying to get you to buy the ad free subscription, lol.

Wassa tankie?

Do something, win.

First it’s gonna crash the economy because it doesn’t work then it’s gonna crash the economy because it does

He really caught dat big ass fish wit dat little ass fishing’ pole?!

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