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[–] GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The hegemonic ideology of the capitalist world. Here's the Wikipedia summary to give you something palatable. They don't mean "liberal" in the American sense of "Democrat-aligned".

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago

Over time, the meaning of liberalism began to diverge in different parts of the world. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica: "In the United States, liberalism is associated with the welfare-state policies of the New Deal programme of the Democratic administration of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, whereas in Europe it is more commonly associated with a commitment to limited government and laissez-faire economic policies."

Fucking Americans always gotta be different