the American use of the world “liberal” is one example, I think, it has nothing to do with classical liberalism.
oh God, probably. Among people I know it's essentially used as an identity marker (whether used as an insult or a point of pride depends on the person in question). No American, myself included, could give you a proper explanation of (for example) neo-liberalism or "liberal democracy"; it's just a term to identify the adherents of a particular political party.
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Twice the democracy, twice the taxes!
the American use of the world “liberal” is one example, I think, it has nothing to do with classical liberalism.
oh God, probably. Among people I know it's essentially used as an identity marker (whether used as an insult or a point of pride depends on the person in question). No American, myself included, could give you a proper explanation of (for example) neo-liberalism or "liberal democracy"; it's just a term to identify the adherents of a particular political party.