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Liberalism is an ideology that prioritizes the rights of the individual, consent of the governed, political equality, right to private property, and equality before the law. Because it is a vast ideology, it encompasses several sub political and moral ideologies, balancing Individualism and Collectivism. In modern history, liberalism has become somewhat of the dominant umbrella ideology as seen with its prevalence because of the United Statesâ ideology âwinningâ the Cold War.
Generally, liberalism advocates for individual rights; a government given consent from the people; equal treatment (rights, punishment etc.). Because of its emergence with Capitalism, liberalism tends to favor a free market; To minimize the abuse of Power elections between different political parties and splitting the government into different branches (legislative, executive, judiciary etc.). Moreover, liberalism supports secularism - separation of government and religion (as a legacy of the enlightenment); Supports a fundamental set of values - constitution; Supports privacy rights, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion.
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Feudal background + conditions exclusively in the West gave rise to this philosophy. Burgher rank/title Urban expansion of guilds during the 15th century Standardizing productive forces + best methods of production Class struggle between burghers and landlords Burgher â Bourgeoisie Which lead to liberalism