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* The [[British Empire]] preached liberal values whilst it stole a quarter of the world's land and ran its colonies like military dictatorships. | * The [[British Empire]] preached liberal values whilst it stole a quarter of the world's land and ran its colonies like military dictatorships. | ||
* Liberalism repeatedly falls into dictatorship. This has been experienced in Germany, Turkey, Hungary, Thailand, Guatemala and Chile. | * Liberalism repeatedly falls into dictatorship. This has been experienced in Germany, Turkey, Hungary, Thailand, Guatemala and Chile. | ||
== See Also == | |||
* [[Contradictions of Authoritarian Socialism]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 03:07, 16 August 2020
This article outlines the contradictions of liberalism, or the ways in which liberal governments contradict their own values.
Contradictions
- The United States of America, the largest liberal country in the world, currently has one of the the largest prison populations (inflated by largely nonviolent drug offenses)[1] and also provides military aid to 73% of the world's authoritarian regimes.[2]
- The British Empire preached liberal values whilst it stole a quarter of the world's land and ran its colonies like military dictatorships.
- Liberalism repeatedly falls into dictatorship. This has been experienced in Germany, Turkey, Hungary, Thailand, Guatemala and Chile.