leftism is inherently rooted in liberalism, what this probably is talking about is neo-liberalism, which is frankly far removed from the liberal philosophical thought.
“Leftism” is a response to the failures of liberalism to uphold it’s own values. A bunch of people wentt, “hey this freedom and rights for all stuff sounds pretty rad but it’s not really happening under the system that claims to be making it happen. How would a truly free society actually look, and what do we need to do to get there?” So yeah, it’s based in liberalism inasmuch as leftists are calling liberals hypocrites that failed to uphold their own values and goals
leftism is inherently rooted in liberalism, what this probably is talking about is neo-liberalism, which is frankly far removed from the liberal philosophical thought.
That’s like saying psychology must be seen as philosophy, or that physics must be seen as maths, because that’s what they came from.
“Leftism” is a response to the failures of liberalism to uphold it’s own values. A bunch of people wentt, “hey this freedom and rights for all stuff sounds pretty rad but it’s not really happening under the system that claims to be making it happen. How would a truly free society actually look, and what do we need to do to get there?” So yeah, it’s based in liberalism inasmuch as leftists are calling liberals hypocrites that failed to uphold their own values and goals
Leftism has progressed a lot in the past 300 years. Its roots are irrelevant because it looks nothing like its great grandparents ideas.