2. a political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of the individual, parliamentary systems of government, nonviolent modification of political, social, or economic institutions to assure unrestricted development in all spheres of human endeavor, and governmental guarantees of individual rights and civil liberties.

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1. Let's start with the "freedom of the individual." To free the individual from communal or social obligations, whether it be to family, friends, or the larger community-that is what is strongly implied here. The freedom of the individual to do whatever he/she (usually he) wants, without regard for the real or possible damage done by him to the community.

2. "parliamentary systems of government." In other words, a "representative democracy", which, since economics is the basis of politics, means that the best representatives for capitalism will almost always win.

3.. "nonviolent modification of political, social, or economic institutions to assure unrestricted development in all spheres of human endeavor." This one speaks to the heart of the whole "regulated capitalism" myth. The problem for liberals is not that there is too much "development" (read: capitalistic plunder), it's that "we're going about it the wrong way." Capitalism and regulation are inherently contradictory, so "reform" merely means that capitalism will be more efficient. At least free-market libertarians aren't kidding anyone when they say "there should be no regulation to capitalism."

4."governmental guarantees of individual rights and civil liberties." As opposed to guarantees of collective rights. This goes back to the first point about "individual freedom." Not only are individuals free, but the government mandates that individuals are free-which, with an economic system like capitalism, means that the state is a servant of capitalists, not of the people.

This is why liberalism is contrary to collective rights and communal power, and why liberals are "the enemy."