[–] ScreaminMime 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
I don't know where you think it flips every decade, Liberals [yes the term is the opposite of it's traditional meaning but that's EXACTLY what Liberals do] have been for MORE government in our lives since Wilson.
[–] tendiesonfloor 4 points -1 points 3 points (+3|-4) ago
'Liberal' mostly stands for
And here I thought I was going to go an entire day here without some pedantic cunt lecturing me on 'muh classical liberalism'.
[–] prairie 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago (edited ago)
This confused me for the longest time. Then I realized that Liberals and Libertarians were two different terms. Now I know that only the latter is actually for freedom. The former is more like liberal application of control and government over people.
[–] Fragnostus 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
If you go outside of the US, liberal still means what it used to. In Europe 'liberal' parties are generally the right wing ones.