• zoloftt@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    I swear. You get on the Internet and people just want to be angry and espouse their views without understanding what they’ve read in the first place.

    I explained what I believe the reasoning behind the parent comment is. Nothing more. I’m not stating my personal belief or understanding of the word.

    I KNOW what a liberal is by definition. It’s NOT USED THAT WAY in the USA common discourse.

    People talking about their progressive circles and how the weird “liberal” gets used are missing my point too. I’m not talking about correct usage, I’m taking about common usage. The news, day to day conversation with people outside your bubble.

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      5 hours ago

      What you refer to as the common usage in the US is not common amongst anyone but ignorant conservatives. I clarified that for you.

      Amongst many Democratic people the word is generally viewed as positive.