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[-] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 26 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I understand that this article is satire, but people should stop using "liberal" as a pejorative. It really doesn't make sense within the contexts that it's most often used, and only creates linguistic confusion by messing with previously understood definitions.

[-] UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone 9 points 4 months ago

In Australia the "Liberals" are the centre right capitalist centric party. We do have better terms like social progressives, socialists and social-democrats, but even with this, it's all relative terms. Everyone's different in their own ways.

[-] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Do take note of the lowercase L in the term that I used. I am not referring to the name of any particular political party that happens to have the name "Liberal". I am specifically referring to "liberal" as in reference to the political science concept of "liberalism".

[-] DeanFogg@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Wow if you read through that article liberalism suddenly makes a whole lot of sense

[-] lukecooperatus@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

In Australia the "Liberals" are the centre right capitalist centric party

In America too; they just don't know they are until they meet an actual leftist, and even then most of them don't figure it out.

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