Bluesky

See? Nonsense: there is no lie over a difference in words.

The fact remains that in the US liberal is used broadly to encompass nearly all the left & folk here are arguing over words, ie, a merely verbal dispute. Liberal doesn't mean what you say it means in the US: it doesn't mean classical liberalism, conservative liberalism, or neoliberalism (who are called conservative here). Modern usage & definitions explains it.

While Democrats have lost the working class, it's more over the loss of unions, the party's realignment with middle class professionals, & declining populist appeal than with the meanings of words that decide whether "a leftist is a liberal".