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That's because they're not actually liberals. They're leftists. Would it be too much to ask that we use the word "liberal" the way the rest of the Anglosphere
by gozur88 10y ago
That's because they're not actually liberals. They're leftists. Would it be too much to ask that we use the word "liberal" the way the rest of the Anglosphere does?
- hnamazon123 10y agoTo be fair, this is mostly goalpost moving. Leftism is now mainstream liberalism. I used to identify as a liberal but now mainstream liberalism (leftism) is against basic things like freedom of speech. Feels weird to identify as a 'conservative' since I grew up associating very negative things with that term but there it is.
- DigitalJack 10y agoThe political terms left, right, conservative, liberal, have a different and often opposite meaning in the US than most of the rest of the world.
- argonaut 10y agoThe fact is, liberal youth, students, and academia have traditionally made up a substantial portion of what is considered the "liberalism" movement.