Americans, please stop using "liberal" as a synonym for "leftist"

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Americans, please stop using “liberal” as a synonym for “leftist”

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Posted on May 23, 2011 with 71 notes

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  THIS. I’m a leftist, and I’m not a liberal. I’m not afraid to say that people are wrong. I’m not afraid to intervene in...
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16. reclusivehermiticfuck said: Yeah, I don’t like it either. Lefties aren’t totally liberal. Why do we even call them liberals? WE, the libertarians, are the liberals. Stupid words.
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  Definitions are not decided by “society”, nor by...arbitrary, subjective decision
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  Agreed. I am quite annoyed that its use in the U.S. is so counter to the term’s origins, as well as how it is used...
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  Most people in my PS10 class didn’t even know that liberal isn’t synonomous with American Democrat ideals in the rest of...
46. joshymoony said: while they’re at it, please learn what socialism actually is.
47. boxdog1 said: It’s a giant mess of labels right now. Especially since the re-introduction of “progressives” into the language. I fault the progressives for tainting the liberal label.
48. jennyjenjen said: The problem is that the vast majority of Americans only think of two sides. It has to be that simple, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to grasp it. It’s a real tragedy for democracy, if you ask me. (P.S. I’m American)
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  preeeeeeeeeeeeeeach it!
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Americans, please stop using “liberal” as a synonym for “leftist”