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Re:What is going on in Argentina? by javcasas on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @08:57AM (#39453842)
Can you explain the difference? Googling it is quite hard, as it mostly throws me biased views.
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Re:What is going on in Argentina? by atombender on Saturday February 24, 2024 @11:59AM (#39493058)
In the U.S.:

"Liberalism": Broadly, what other countries call social liberalism, i.e. liberty, individual rights, equality, all rooted in Locke's notion of the social contract.

"Libertarianism": An American revival of what's formally called classical liberalism. Broadly: Small government, strong individual rights, free market capitalism, etc.

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