I don’t think I’ll ever learn what a “liberal” is in US language
Don’t worry, almost no Americans will either.
If you want to know what it ACTUALLY means in terms of 2026 politics, it’s basically Neoliberalism.
The ultra-capitalist ideology originated by the likes of Thatcher and Reagan and later dressed up as “compassionate but responsible” by the likes of the Clintons and Tony Blair in order to conceal that the leftmost realistic choice presented to voters is ruthless and authoritarian capitalism with a veneer of mostly empty promises from candidates to protect vulnerable groups of people from the very people funding their campaigns.
Don’t worry, almost no Americans will either.
If you want to know what it ACTUALLY means in terms of 2026 politics, it’s basically Neoliberalism.
The ultra-capitalist ideology originated by the likes of Thatcher and Reagan and later dressed up as “compassionate but responsible” by the likes of the Clintons and Tony Blair in order to conceal that the leftmost realistic choice presented to voters is ruthless and authoritarian capitalism with a veneer of mostly empty promises from candidates to protect vulnerable groups of people from the very people funding their campaigns.