Is Cultural Liberalism getting in the way of Economic Equality movement?

[LeftishBrit]

16. I don't think that one CAN have either real social, or real economic, justice without the other

E.g. our current government in the UK could be described as economically right-wing but relatively socially liberal. And it fully demonstrates my criticism of those who claim to be 'social liberals but fiscal conservatives': they are ultimately only socially liberal for those who can afford it, as the threat of poverty and the loss of safety nets is ultimately just as coercive as the threat of legal punishment or social ostracism. Indeed, this government seems to follow this as a deliberate policy: libertarianism for the better-off; paternalism and authoritarianism for the poor.

On the other hand, economic justice for all can never truly co-exist with social authoritarianism, as the latter enables the exploitation of those outside the dominant groups: racial and social minorities - and women - are deprived of the opportunities granted to majority males. The old Soviet Union was a prime example of what happens when economic leftism is attempted without social leftism.

Economic and social justice are ultimately inseparable, if we are really to achieve either, and to avoid being 'divided and conquered'.