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Alas, capitalism means many different things to many different people.

(As a mildly interesting example of a similar phenomenon: the pro-business libertarian / neo-liberal FDP party in Germany still proudly calls itself 'liberal'.)

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For some people liberty means freedom from government interference; for others it means freedom from corporate and class oppression.

it's shocking that this division exists. liberty requires freedom from ANY institution, whether state, church, or corporation, from having too much power over your life.

What if you volunteer enter this arrangement? Marriage with kids being a prime example.

Especially since the liberal meaning differs only in the USA

I think it infected most of the English speaking world.

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