Timeline for Why are American liberals more prone to in-fighting than conservatives?
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| Jun 1, 2023 at 21:34 | comment | added | reirab | Classical liberals in the context of modern U.S. politics are normally known as libertarians, not liberals. (And the lower-case 'l' is intentional there, referring to the ideology, not necessarily the actual Libertarian Party. While they are a minority, most libertarians who actually get elected in the U.S. do so as Republicans, though they have many differences from other factions of the Republican Party.) | |
| Jun 1, 2023 at 21:27 | comment | added | reirab | The word 'liberal' has multiple definitions and the one the question is using is not the same as the one you're using. In America, what is considered 'liberal' in modern contexts is precisely what you describe as 'progressive' and 'progressive' tends to carry the connotation of being simply the more extreme wing of the left (e.g. the "Progressive Caucus.") Classical liberalism (which is more what you appear to be referring to) is not just different, but almost completely unrelated and, in many instances, the opposite of modern U.S. liberalism, especially in the realm of economics. | |
| Jun 1, 2023 at 17:16 | comment | added | Be Brave Be Like Ukraine | @Esther this is very close to the 'interpretation' aspect mentioned in the first comment. | |
| Jun 1, 2023 at 15:23 | comment | added | Walter Mitty | In the old USSR, there were many pasts, but only one future. | |
| Jun 1, 2023 at 14:33 | comment | added | Esther | @Justas and also, people might like some aspects of the past but not all, and might disagree on which aspects of the past are worth keeping and which should be changed. | |
| May 31, 2023 at 12:22 | comment | added | Be Brave Be Like Ukraine | @Justas, exactly. This is why the Conservatives "have more unity" yet not "are unanimous". | |
| May 31, 2023 at 11:24 | comment | added | Justas | There might be just one past, but there are many different ways to interpret it | |
| May 31, 2023 at 0:42 | history | answered | Be Brave Be Like Ukraine | CC BY-SA 4.0 |