Check your sums and your grammar, son.
And NEVER confuse Capitalism and Liberalism, because I'm far cleverer than you and will fuck you over in any dispute you care to engage me in.

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( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 19 Dec 2011, 20:36, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Be fair, the first paragraph Wikipedia has on Liberalism mentions support for the capitalist based market economy. I know there are liberal forms of socialism but that is the mainstream westernised liberal view.
(Glucose-Maximus All over the world., Mon 19 Dec 2011, 20:42, Reply)

For Liberalism
Start with Hegel and work upwards.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 19 Dec 2011, 20:47, Reply)

I started with Smith, then Mill, then Hayek.

(Glucose-Maximus All over the world., Mon 19 Dec 2011, 20:50, Reply)

So you're working on a frankly slanted perspective to start with.
I'm looking for an idealogical starting point here. A basic philosophy, if you want.

You're looking at economists.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 19 Dec 2011, 20:55, Reply)

Give it up whilst you still have your dignity intact.
I know what TD's capable of and he's more than a match for either of us.
Or indeed both of us.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Mon 19 Dec 2011, 20:49, Reply)

Beautiful blend of aggressive/patronising there mate ;)
And you have the intellect to carry it off too.
That's why I love you so!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Mon 19 Dec 2011, 20:45, Reply)

I've still got it!
How are you, unpopular pariah?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 19 Dec 2011, 20:50, Reply)

Still beautifully isolated thanks, just how I likes it ;)
Saves me the effort of being nice.
Gaz on the way...
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Mon 19 Dec 2011, 20:54, Reply)

I'm not longer for this world tonight.
The boy seems to have gone.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 19 Dec 2011, 21:00, Reply)

Couldn't stand the heat.
Got out of the kitchen.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Mon 19 Dec 2011, 21:08, Reply)