In America, the conservative party is red and the liberal is blue, but in Canada the liberal party is red whole the conservatives are blue.
In America, the conservative party is red and the liberal is blue, but in Canada the liberal party is red whole the conservatives are blue.
I disagree that US colors are wrong or that we misapply “liberal”. The DNC is pro-corporate and dig their heels in on any meaningful reforms for healthcare, workers rights, etc. They correlate to other liberal parties.
The problem is that the only other party of relevance is far right, so we treat the liberals as “left” by comparison. They have some progressives because there is nowhere else to go and have a reasonable chance to get elected or even be on the ballot above the local level.
It’s true that the history of the color distinction only goes back to 2000, and the people that made the choice were unlikely to think about it this way, but I think at least the blue is appropriate.
That’s also why DSA is red.
In summary, just Overton Window things.