Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agoAfD is the most popular party in Germany for the first time, with a record 26%lemmy.caimagemessage-square206fedilinkarrow-up1346arrow-down132
arrow-up1314arrow-down1imageAfD is the most popular party in Germany for the first time, with a record 26%lemmy.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square206fedilink
minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoLiberal does not mean leftist outside of the USA. Liberal actually means what is called libertarian in the USA.
minus-squareRedPandaRaider@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoI have not called liberals leftist and never would. I’m not on that American brainrot.
minus-squareluce [they/she]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 hours agoin most contexts here ive heard “liberal” used to describe neoliberalism rather then leftism or libertarianism (though I know many conservatives in the US use it as a catch all for the left)
Liberal does not mean leftist outside of the USA. Liberal actually means what is called libertarian in the USA.
I have not called liberals leftist and never would. I’m not on that American brainrot.
in most contexts here ive heard “liberal” used to describe neoliberalism rather then leftism or libertarianism (though I know many conservatives in the US use it as a catch all for the left)