FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agoFunny, those guys don't usually agree on that muchlemm.eeimagemessage-square260fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up18arrow-down1imageFunny, those guys don't usually agree on that muchlemm.eeFozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square260fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefebra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoRepublicans are also liberals. At least in the true sense of the word. So it’s low-key funny when they use the term liberal as an insult. I myself am not a liberal. Fiscally at least. Socially I’m a progressive.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoIn American political terminology, “liberal” means a different thing than in Europe. It implies being left-wing on social issues. Republicans by definition cannot be liberals (in the American sense of the term).
Republicans are also liberals. At least in the true sense of the word. So it’s low-key funny when they use the term liberal as an insult.
I myself am not a liberal. Fiscally at least. Socially I’m a progressive.
In American political terminology, “liberal” means a different thing than in Europe. It implies being left-wing on social issues. Republicans by definition cannot be liberals (in the American sense of the term).