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+Originally a term meaning what we would call small government [[libertarianism]], the term '''Liberal''', in 20th Century America, was hijacked by proponents of big government who shared only the personal aspects of minimal government intrusion.
-Liberalism - An attempt of meeting the material needs of the masses, through the full force of centralized government.
+Note that these newer big-government "liberals" are now themselves eclipsed by current day progressives, who have no interest in any form of individuality and are more openly influenced by [[Marxist-Leninism]].
-<!-- Liberal used to be the word for libertarian.  There needs to be a lot more written about this than what is presently here. -->
+Note also that in Europe, the term liberal still means what is called libertarian in the US.  For example, Ireland's ill-fated libertarian party was named the [[Progressive Democrat Party|Progressive Democrats]].
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