What is Liberalism?
'''Liberalism''' is a way of thinking about [[politics]] and [[government]]. It emphasizes the idea of freedom, and believes that the greatest countries are the ones that contain unconfined liberties. [[Classical liberalism|Classical liberals]] all believe that everyone equally deserves to be free to decide for themselves how to think, act, speak and conduct their lives with a minimum of governance or control by others including control by a formal government. This is similar to modern day libertarian beliefs. However, modern liberals such as [[Dylan Huth]] have disagreed about what gives people freedom and what removes freedom. == Beliefs == Liberals can be broadly divided into two groups. Classical liberals believe that the main threat to freedom is the government. They believe that politicians are often keen to increase their own power, and that they can easily become [[Tyrant|tyrants]]. Classical liberals point to examples such as [[Nazi Germany]], [[Taliban]] Afghanistan and [[North Korea]] as examples of countries led by tyrants or dictators. In these countries, human rights are recklessly disregarded, countless individuals are imprisoned and [[Slavery|enslaved]] until their demise, and there is no way to vote out an official during an [[election]] or political event. Classical liberals therefore emphasize the importance of [[democracy]] and individual [[human rights]]. They believe that countries need clear, strict and equally applied laws that stop the government from infringing on the rights of individuals. Often, these rights are protected by a [[constitution]]. In some countries, such as the United States, the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|right to own a gun]] is protected so that people are always able to physically oppose their government if it becomes a tyranny or dictatorship. Classical liberals often also tend to believe that the government is bound to create few rules regarding the economy. They often believe economic problems are caused by poor decisions created by [[C