Full Idea
Liberals say that their preferences are their interests, and resist the idea that anyone could know their interests better than they can. …To this degree, ecologism might be regarded as 'non-liberal'.
Gist of Idea
Ecologism is often non-liberal, by claiming to know other people's best interests
Source
Andrew Dobson (Environmental Politics: very short intro [2016], 2)
Book Reference
Dobson,Andrew: 'Environmental Politics: Very Short Intro' [OUP 2016], p.42
A Reaction
There are lots of other cases where liberal citizens may not realise their best interests, such as in the control of traffic, or of drugs.