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a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
liberalism had always claimed to stand for the greatest social good
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Like its fellow Oscar villains Crash and Green Book, Emilia Pérez fell into the gap between Hollywood liberalism and online liberalism.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
The idea is deeply flawed and rooted in inclusivity and diversity, tenets of liberalism.
—Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Universities were purged of faculty who had an ounce of sympathy for liberalism and equality.
—Mariam Memarsadeghi, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
And even JPMorgan Chase — not exactly a bastion of liberalism — on Wednesday seemed to draw a line in the sand.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
The idea is deeply flawed and rooted in inclusivity and diversity, tenets of liberalism.
—Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Universities were purged of faculty who had an ounce of sympathy for liberalism and equality.
—Mariam Memarsadeghi, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
And even JPMorgan Chase — not exactly a bastion of liberalism — on Wednesday seemed to draw a line in the sand.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Liberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberalism. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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