What is classical liberalism?

[agent46]

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Actually, this sounds like Libertarianism not the working class, pro-union, civil rights, anti-poverty, pro-public education, peace liberalism I grew up with in the era of Kennedy and King. My head spins with all the redefinitions of words over the last 20 years or so - that includes Liberal, Conservative, Terrorist, Freedom, Socialism, Fascism and a lot more. It's all starting to sound like word salad.

[frazzled]

1. Because this is a European, not American, political posture

And, indeed, it is closer to what we know as Libertarianism in the US than to anything commonly described as liberalism in the historical sense in the US. Economic liberalism, in the European sense, is a very free-market based philosophy.

So don't worry. This has nothing to do with the idea of liberalism in the United States.

[fasttense]

2. This has more to do with RepubliCONS who want to have sex and smoke pot then with

real American Liberals.

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3. Classical Liberalism

Are some rights fundamentally different from others? In the classical liberal tradition, rights have several characteristics,
I heard. Can anyone detail the characteristics of individual rights? Thanks!

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4. welcome to DU