• Alteon@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I can’t think of a single modern day liberal that would…but alright.

    I mean if you went out and interviewed a “liberal” I’d bet money that they would be against the prison Industrial complex and against rampant unregulated capitalism.

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      9 days ago

      This is a simple misunderstanding caused by the difference between what the word actually means and what propaganda has made it

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        9 days ago

        I mean, am I misunderstanding the word and misapplying it? Or are all self-proclaimed modern liberals incorrect in thinking they are a liberal? What would be the better terminology? Progressives?

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          It’s a historically centre right ideology, e.g. the Aussie RWNJs call themselves liberals. Fox has successfully renamed the progressive left as liberals in America, as part of a larger effort to keep actual leftism out of the overton window.