Philosophical Origins of Liberalism

John Locke (1632–1704)
Montesquieu (1689–1755)
Adam Smith (1723–1790)
Frédéric Bastiat (1801–1850)
John Stuart Mill (1806–1873)

#liberalism

Why People Killed By Aerial Bombing Don't Matter

The West’s monopoly over this most lethal violence has conditioned how we see the victims of bombs – if we see them at all.

by Raghu Karnad
The Wire
November 17, 2023

https://thewire.in/history/israel-gaza-palestine-aerial-bombing

One side of this war is uncivilized, should not have access to nuclear weapons, has invaded multiple countries, is led by religious fanatics with an end-times philosophy, continues to float international law, commits war crimes with impunity, lies consistently, and profits handsomely from war.

On the other side is, of course, Iran.

Guess which side the entire G7 has criticized?

#iran #g7 #genocide #colonialism #liberalism

First time I've heard this lecture by Prof. Michael Parenti.

Re: https://youtu.be/4vKfejeruhk

I have to say, I agree with it because there is an entire 1920s theory based on it, which has lead to the golden age of economics, and was beneficial to workers, poor and low SES.

Going the opposite way leads to the golden age of capitalism― No benefit to the poor, no benefit to low SES, no benefit to workers, no benefit to the country. Trash economy. Wealth ONLY flows to the Rich.

#Parenti #Liberalism

#SCRRIPPTT #liberalism

https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/03/21/relational-anthropology-when-liberalism-becomes-a-culture-the-hidden-scripts-of-online-morality/

There's No Better Way To Change The World,
What Works For You Is Best For You.

If you are good at volunteering do that
Whether its protesting, do that
Whether it's planning.
Just working on self improvement and being a role model.

Just make sure it doesn't use the systems that you are trying to fight.

#antiwork #Donatetimenotmoney #volunteering
#humanity #simpleliving #fascism #inequality
#solarpunk #liberalism #leftism

Memes of Production - Leftist memes without simping for North Korea, China, or Russia!

https://quokk.au/c/communitypromo/p/751166/memes-of-production-leftist-memes-without-simping-for-north-korea-china-or-russia

You should not need to be told, in 2026, why #capitalism and #liberalism are bad.

#PrivateProperty, #WageLabor, and #commodity #production are inherently #exploitative and #competitive, and always lead to #crisis, #inequality, and #imperialism.

The #progressive unfolding of #history toward #metaphysical #rights of the #individual to own, buy, and sell #property (assured by the #state of course) is a #narrative tool that diverts us from #ClassConsciousness and idealizes exploitation.