• mathemachristian[he]@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    11
    ·
    edit-2
    11 hours ago

    Liberals -> want the means of production to remain privatized aka capitalism
    Leftists -> want the means of production to be publicly owned aka socialism

    • QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      10
      ·
      8 hours ago

      That presumes the binary is focused on economy when most nations are still debating freedom from the government and thus liberalism should be the start of the left.

      • IttihadChe@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        edit-2
        3 hours ago

        This presumes the liberal view that liberalism is truly “freedom from the government” whatever that means(it’s not) and that such a thing is a requirement for a leftist position (it’s not)

        • QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          arrow-down
          3
          ·
          2 hours ago

          And you are presuming the discussions being had are about capitalism when they are still debating the role of the government in private ownership.

          It’s a eurocentric position. It’s odd how many “leftists” fall into this.