I wish I could go back in time to ensure that Americans never started using "liberal" to mean anything other than "one who advocates for liberalization of trade

I wish I could go back in time to ensure that Americans never started using "liberal" to mean anything other than "one who advocates for liberalization of trade and economics". This is what it means in Europe. It took me a good long time after moving to start hearing it with its international meaning, but now I find the Americanized form absurd in its conflation. In other words, liberals--in the international sense of the word--absolutely 100% endorse IP maximalization and indeed all forms of corporate ownership, rent, and public infrastructure transfer.