Do any of them know what the word “liberal” actually means?

    • Don’t know why you’re being downvoted.

      Liberal literally means free. As in “If it doesn’t harm me, you’re allowed to do it”. So yes, openminded, permissive, tolerant.

      Don’t know why a lot of the US-Americans had to twist the meaning of it.

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        2 months ago

        Because in politics, liberal means something else entirely. It’s an ideology defined by support for capitalism.

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            It’s actually specifically not true in American politics.

            Liberal in America = left wing, favors greater regulation of markets