Ultraliberalism#Left-liberalism
Ultraliberalism is a political term for extreme liberal politics, which can be used in different contexts.
Market liberalism
Ultraliberalism often refers to an extreme form of market liberalism; in particular, market fundamentalism is also closely associated with ultra-liberal right-wing politics, which radically seeks flexible labor markets and the marketization of public services.{{Cite news |title=Liberalism: 'A House Divided against Itself …' |url=https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/978-1-80043-362-520210007/full/html?skipTracking=true |quote= |access-date=June 27, 2025 |work=Emerald Insight}}
Emmanuel Macron, a French President and centrist politican, has been accused of "ultra-liberal present for the rich" by some members of the yellow vest movement or the left wing of France.{{cite news |last1=Lichfield |first1=John |title=Call Emmanuel Macron any name you like – but not 'liberal' |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/call-emmanuel-macron-any-name-you-like-but-not-liberal-lef-right-division-politics/ |access-date=7 February 2019 |work=Politico |date=5 February 2019}} He labelled himself as a "centrist liberal", refusing observations by critics that he is an "ultra-liberal" economically.{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/festival/article/2015/09/27/emmanuel-macron-le-liberalisme-est-une-valeur-de-la-gauche_4774133_4415198.html|title=Emmanuel Macron: "Le libéralisme est une valeur de la gauche"|last=Fournier|first=Audrey|date=27 September 2015|work=Le Monde|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|issn=1950-6244}}
Javier Milei, an Argentinian President and right-libertarian politician, is considered an ultra-conservative,{{cite news |last=Feldman |first=Ella |date=16 October 2023 |title=As inflation skyrockets, Argentina must choose: Far-right outsider or status quo for president? |work=Courthouse News Service |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/as-inflation-skyrockets-argentina-must-choose-outsider-or-status-quo-for-president/ |access-date=3 December 2023 |archive-date=19 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119064705/https://www.courthousenews.com/as-inflation-skyrockets-argentina-must-choose-outsider-or-status-quo-for-president/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Criales |first=José Pablo |date=13 November 2023 |title=Sergio Massa drags Javier Milei through the mud in Argentina's last presidential debate: 'Is Margaret Thatcher your role model?' |url=https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-11-13/sergio-massa-drags-javier-milei-through-the-mud-in-argentinas-latest-presidential-debate-is-margaret-thatcher-your-role-model.html |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=El País English |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203015256/https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-11-13/sergio-massa-drags-javier-milei-through-the-mud-in-argentinas-latest-presidential-debate-is-margaret-thatcher-your-role-model.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Bulbul |first=Nuray |date=20 November 2023 |title=Who is Javier Milei, Argentina's new hard-right president? |url=https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/javier-milei-argentinas-hard-president-142340903.html |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=Yahoo Finance |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203015256/https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/javier-milei-argentinas-hard-president-142340903.html |url-status=live}} but at the same time an ultra-liberal.{{cite web |last=Fest |first=Sebastián |date=19 November 2023 |title=Javier Milei, el ultraliberal que promete poner patas arriba a Argentina y llevar a mínimos el vínculo con España |url=https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2023/11/20/655a9a8cfdddffc8b48b4578.html |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=El Mundo |language=es |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203015256/https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2023/11/20/655a9a8cfdddffc8b48b4578.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Chitre |first=Manjiri |date=20 November 2023 |title=Who is Javier Milei, Argentina's new 'shock therapy' libertarian President? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/who-is-javier-milei-argentinas-new-shock-therapy-libertarian-president-101700441962055.html |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |archive-date=1 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201051731/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/who-is-javier-milei-argentinas-new-shock-therapy-libertarian-president-101700441962055.html |url-status=live}}
Left-liberalism
Ultraliberalism, in some countries, including the United States, could mean radical or left-leaning social liberalism and progressivism; in this context, "ultra-liberal" often has a contrasting meaning to "ultra-conservative".{{Cite news |date=June 28, 2025 |title=Ultra-conservative Vs. Ultra-liberal, And More On Bleeping |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/publiceditor/2010/07/09/128390206/ultra-conservative-vs-ultra-liberal-and-more-on-bleeping |work=NPR}} "Woke" belongs to this in a cultural sense, is also used in a derogatory sense by right-wing conservatives.{{Cite news |date=November 10, 2024 |title=Trump's win may be a rejection of 'woke' ideology - here's why |quote=Many of the American citizens who voted for Trump may not have been endorsing him personally; instead, their votes were perhaps a rejection of "woke" ideology and the ultra-liberal values associated with Kamala Harris. |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjbapl0zye |work=Ynet}}
While some American leftists or socialists, such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,{{Cite news |date=June 27, 2018 |title=How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won: Ultra-liberal pitch drew first-time voters in changing district |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/27/how-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-won-ultra-liberal-pitch-changing-district/738232002/ |work=USA Today}} are referred to as "ultra-liberal" in the American political context, referring to them as "liberal" is controversial.{{Cite news|last=Greenberg|first=David|date=September 12, 2019|title=The danger of confusing liberals and leftists|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/09/12/stop-calling-bernie-sanders-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-liberals/|access-date=2020-08-06|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en}}
See also
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