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You're thinking of what "liberal" means in most of Europe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_liberalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_liberalism
by jadyoyster 10y ago
You're thinking of what "liberal" means in most of Europe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_liberalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_liberalism
But the article talks about a different kind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism_in_the_United_State...
- realusername 10y agoOh interesting, I'm indeed French and it's interesting to see that it does not mean the same thing, I've misinterpreted parts of the article then. Actually, even on wikipedia, the content between the same pages is completely different, interesting to see !
- drexel 10y agoLiberal basically means the opposite of what it used to mean in the U.S. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism
- panglott 10y ago"Liberal" means exactly what it always meant: there have always been different strains of liberalism. It's just the conservatives and libertarians who are picky about what they call themselves, defining themselves in opposition.