Why are so many Americans unwilling to identify as liberals, white or otherwise, even while supporting traditionally ‘liberal’ government programs?

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?

  • surph_ninja@lemmy.world
    5·
    4 hours ago

    Liberals are devout capitalists, and the majority of people on the planet are getting fucked by capitalism in some way. It’s not complicated.