• @Alteon
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    1 day ago

    I can’t think of a single modern day liberal that would…but alright.

    I mean if you went out and interviewed a “liberal” I’d bet money that they would be against the prison Industrial complex and against rampant unregulated capitalism.

    • @Gradually_Adjusting
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      31 day ago

      This is a simple misunderstanding caused by the difference between what the word actually means and what propaganda has made it

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        116 hours ago

        Regardless, your average liberal is quietly racist, if they are. The conservatives are more open about it, again, if they are. One behavior you’ll see in a conservative, but not a liberal, is saying the most racist bullshit and then hanging out with other races, vs the classic liberal never say a thing but not associate move.

      • @Alteon
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        41 day ago

        I mean, am I misunderstanding the word and misapplying it? Or are all self-proclaimed modern liberals incorrect in thinking they are a liberal? What would be the better terminology? Progressives?

        • @Gradually_Adjusting
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          71 day ago

          It’s a historically centre right ideology, e.g. the Aussie RWNJs call themselves liberals. Fox has successfully renamed the progressive left as liberals in America, as part of a larger effort to keep actual leftism out of the overton window.