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‘Liberal’ has become a term of derision in US politics – the historical reasons are complicated (theconversation.com)

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In this setting, liberals face a conundrum. How far should they maintain traditional liberal ideals, and how far should they move towards non-liberal, and potentially illiberal, ideologies if these seem more promising for the purposes of social change?

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[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Neoliberals are fascists. The DNC is pro-war, pro-surveillance, pro-genocide, etc.