Where have all the liberals gone?

[Red Celt]

e.g. If you're against abortions, don't have one. You have no right to tell other people that they can't have one. They're not infringing your freedoms, so don't attempt to infringe theirs.

Does this apply to, for example, gun ownership as well? I find that it's where the political line between liberals and libertarians* is usually drawn.

Yeah, I was wary of mentioning guns. There will almost certainly be differences there. To me, those who oppose any form of gun controls can't be classed as liberals. There's nothing that infringes on the liberties of others like some looney-toon with a gun. If a simple medical check prior to the purchase of a gun (to make sure that they don't have a history of mental illness (or of violence) that might make them more prone to harming others) is opposed by someone... then that person isn't a liberal.

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The term "liberal" is used in Germany not to describe people who have leftwing political views, but liberterians.
American definitions do not apply globaly.

Yeah, libertarianism is an American concept that hasn't really travelled much outside of the USA. In political terms, it is easily understood and can be exported... even if the word isn't universally known. And too many people use libertarian as a synonym of liberal. Which it clearly isn't.