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It's worth pointing out that you're using the word "liberal policy" in its US meaning, which is rather misleading for the EU. Liberals in Europe are mostly cent

It's worth pointing out that you're using the word "liberal policy" in its US meaning, which is rather misleading for the EU. Liberals in Europe are mostly center right-wing, for low taxes and for more company freedom (as in "neoliberal"). There are some left-wing liberals left, but they are somewhat rare. As for the claim that "ignoring the problems" is a "liberal policy" - that's a made up strawman.

H8crilA 3y ago
1) You're right. I guess I just translated it :) 2) You're wrong. Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable_area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable_area > In April 2019, the publication of the list by police was criticised by municipality politicians as it was stigmatising and dissuaded investors. Police responded that they saw no reason to make the list a secret, and that the list served the purpose of providing a uniform basis of evaluating districts across the country. Interior minister Morgan Johansson stated that the list will continue to be public information. You can find many other such examples if you try.
eru 3y ago
> It's worth pointing out that you're using the word "liberal policy" in its US meaning, which is rather misleading for the EU. Liberals in Europe are mostly center right-wing, for low taxes and for more company freedom (as in "neoliberal"). There are some left-wing liberals left, but they are somewhat rare. This was true 20 years ago. But I found that the meaning of the word has shifted more and more since then. Funny enough, 'neoliberal' has also shifted a lot over its life, but that shift happened much earlier. A 'neoliberal' used to be someone who like the 'social market economy', like Ludwig Erhard. Instead of both unfettered 'Manchester capitalism' and socialism. Of course, these days 'neoliberal' ostensibly means someone who wants markets über alles, but is mostly used as an insult against anyone who dislikes markets slightly less than the speaker.

H8crilA 3y ago

1) You're right. I guess I just translated it :) 2) You're wrong. Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable_area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable_area > In April 2019, the publication of the list by police was criticised by municipality politicians as it was stigmatising and dissuaded investors. Police responded that they saw no reason to make the list a secret, and that the list served the purpose of providing a uniform basis of evaluating districts across the country. Interior minister Morgan Johansson stated that the list will continue to be public information. You can find many other such examples if you try.

eru 3y ago

> It's worth pointing out that you're using the word "liberal policy" in its US meaning, which is rather misleading for the EU. Liberals in Europe are mostly center right-wing, for low taxes and for more company freedom (as in "neoliberal"). There are some left-wing liberals left, but they are somewhat rare. This was true 20 years ago. But I found that the meaning of the word has shifted more and more since then. Funny enough, 'neoliberal' has also shifted a lot over its life, but that shift happened much earlier. A 'neoliberal' used to be someone who like the 'social market economy', like Ludwig Erhard. Instead of both unfettered 'Manchester capitalism' and socialism. Of course, these days 'neoliberal' ostensibly means someone who wants markets über alles, but is mostly used as an insult against anyone who dislikes markets slightly less than the speaker.