So what? Doesn’t mean they’re the same thing. They’re very different ideologies. US liberals are European social democrats (with varying degrees of centrism, of course).
I’m not King of the USA, I don’t get to decide how the entire country calls us. We do call ourselves Democrats, but the rest of the country calls us Liberals.
See, you’re doing it right now
So what? Doesn’t mean they’re the same thing. They’re very different ideologies. US liberals are European social democrats (with varying degrees of centrism, of course).
The US has Social Democrats too, why not just call yourself that?
I’m not even sure why you’re upset about it, it just means a slightly different thing
I’m not King of the USA, I don’t get to decide how the entire country calls us. We do call ourselves Democrats, but the rest of the country calls us Liberals.