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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal
Liberalism supports capitalism, nothing about it is left wing. Hell even Social Liberalism isn't left wing.
It sounds like you're thinking of Libertarianism which is a subset of liberalism, but they are distinct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism
"private property"
Yeah, not left wing.
One thing not left wing and it's all right wing? Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
Liberalism supports capitalism and private property, thats not left wing. Leftism isnt "when government does stuff", its worker owned economies and true progress (no unions dont count as a worker owned economy). There are centrist ideologies which aren't strictly speaking left or right like Social Democracy and Georgism but Liberalism isn't in that category.