• NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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    2 months ago

    He’s getting his terminology confused with “conservative democrats”.

    Not really. What we call conservative democrats are simply liberals in the original meaning of that word, which is commonly used outside North America and by a good chunk of leftists. “Liberal” is also more general in that it doesn’t capture only Pelosi and her ilk, but most people in American national politics other than maybe Bernie.

    it is .ml, if you’re not left of Stalin you are a genocidal maniac.

    And if you’re left of Stalin you’re a CIA tool. These people hate anarchists too.

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      2 months ago

      Most people who would call themselves liberal means they are pro human rights. It’s really that simple.

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      I have found that the word “liberal” has been sufficiently divorced from meaning that it’s best avoided at this point.

      Generally the role that it plays in the .ml worldview is “I know you’re a liberal because you showed approval for (literally any US politics thing), and all liberals tacitly support Israel, so YOU SUPPORT ISRAEL HOW COULD YOU YOU ARE LITERALLY A WEREWOLF ARGHARHJGEBFJHSDBVMSDFBF.”

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        2 months ago

        Nowadays for me, the term “liberal” just means not an idiot wannabe-socialist/communist, and not a trump-worshiping minion.