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Old 04-07-2011, 10:46 PM
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Hah ok it's quite clear you had no idea what you were talking about when you first entered the thread, claiming that modern liberalism and the original liberalism weren't related at all.
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Originally Posted by Loke
What it meant to be liberal in the 1700s is drastically different than the modern day usage of the term.
Now, lets go spend 3 minutes on the internet...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism <-- CLASSIC LIBERALISM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_liberalism <--- MODERN LIBERALISM**

**Note the bold words at the bottom of the introduction that read:
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The term "social liberalism" is often used interchangeably with "modern liberalism"
Hence, I return to my claim that modern and classical liberalism are two "drastically different" things.
Last edited by Loke; 04-07-2011 at 10:51 PM..