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This is not true; liberalism was created as a reaction to the religious wars of the 16th and 17th centuries, as a way to prevent sectarian violence between Catholics and Protestants, and later as a way to prevent violence between rival states. I am sure there are people who believe in inequality based on wealth, but that is not what liberalism is, and that is not what US Democrats, for example, believe in.
I'm not so ignorant to as to miss that what you are describing is the Marxist idea of dialectical materialism, which I personally believe is overly reductive in explaining history. Ideas do matter. The ways in which people esteem themselves and their groups do matter. It's not all just a cynical power grab by a bunch of godless lizard people pulling the strings on us.
That is absolutely not what I am saying, nor is it even relevant to what we are talking about.
Your question is so bizarre as to be meaningless. You're asking me "There exist people who believe that the government should be restrained in how it treats people. Otherwise, how do you explain a man who believes government should not be restrained in how it treats people?"
Neoliberalism is just a catch-all for any policy right of center that leftists conflate with actual honest-to-god jackbooted fascism.
You're saying you view Elon Musk and his DOGE department favorably? If so, we can save our breaths and don't need to argue about anything any more haha.
No, I'm obviously not saying that. Are you reading at all?