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> liberals and other right-wingers ... Is this a case of "words to describe politics mean different things in different countries"?
by tbrownaw 3y ago
> liberals and other right-wingers
... Is this a case of "words to describe politics mean different things in different countries"?
- wunderland 3y agoYes.
- Georgelemental 3y ago"Liberal" has a long history as an insult used by Communists against non-Communist democrats.
- caput770 3y agoLiberal means the same thing in the U.S. in more left-wing / academic circles => neoliberal capitalists. It depends on if this is left or right of center in your country
- italia_em 3y agoI think it’s more a case of Americans not realizing that their liberal party is rather right-wing, possibly because there’s nothing to the left of it and the US media falsely conflates “liberal” and “left”.
- witchesindublin 3y agoLiberalism is right wing in most of the world.