Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 months agoAfD is the most popular party in Germany for the first time, with a record 26%lemmy.caimagemessage-square215linkfedilinkarrow-up1351arrow-down133cross-posted to: Germany@europe.pub
arrow-up1318arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square215linkfedilinkcross-posted to: Germany@europe.pub
minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoLiberal does not mean leftist outside of the USA. Liberal actually means what is called libertarian in the USA.
minus-squareluce [she/her]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months 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)
minus-squareRedPandaRaider@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoI have not called liberals leftist and never would. I’m not on that American brainrot.
Liberal does not mean leftist outside of the USA. Liberal actually means what is called libertarian in the USA.
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)
I have not called liberals leftist and never would. I’m not on that American brainrot.