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"bleeding heart" wasn't the best choice of adjective there, I meant "passionate".
by pphysch 4y ago
"bleeding heart" wasn't the best choice of adjective there, I meant "passionate".
- ericmay 4y agoSure, but you have to be careful with the terms you use! :) AnimalMuppet gave a good explanation there IMO.
- AnimalMuppet 4y agoYeah, not the best choice, then. "Bleeding heart" has been used as a slur by (US political) conservatives[1] to attack (US political) liberals. It implied that the liberals suffer from an excess of empathy to the point that it clouds their judgment, or something. Nowadays it's just a slur. You're using "liberal" in a way that differs from standard US political usage, which is all right, especially since you clearly defined what you meant by the term. But "bleeding heart" sounds very US-politics, and seems really weird with your not using liberal in the US politics sense. [1] These "conservatives" would count as liberals by your definition - they still believe in individual rights.
- pphysch 4y agoFrankly, I have only heard liberals self-identify as "bleeding heart", and misunderstood its definition. Then again, I don't consume US conservative media. > These "conservatives" would count as liberals by your definition - they still believe in individual rights. Of course. Virtually every faction of US politics is philosophically liberal.
- shrimp_emoji 4y ago>Virtually every faction of US politics is philosophically liberal. Based US politics :sunglasses: