• Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    Both sides in the US support Capitalism, but the far-right is far more populist.

    I am not trying to blur the difference between the Democrats and Republicans.

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      4 months ago

      Then why are you trying to push this idea that “liberal” = “fiscally liberal”? Not only is it not true, it’s not even useful, as we have words like “capitalist” to describe the similar economic thinking between Democrats and Republicans (and I’m using similar very loosely here, it’s only similar when compared to something like socialism).

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        4 months ago

        Liberal = Liberal, yes.

        Liberalism is the dominant ideology of Capitalism, Capitalism the the dominant economic structure.

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            4 months ago

            I’m not “pushing” anything. Liberals are Liberals, pretending Liberals aren’t Liberals is goofy.

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                  4 months ago

                  Okay, so you’re saying that liberal politicians use the term differently, but they’re wrong, because “the US” doesn’t use the term differently? You’re claiming that everyday Americans say “liberal” and are referring to the economic sense of the word?

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                    4 months ago

                    No, I’m saying liberal politicians use the word correctly but view themselves as progressive, same with liberal citizenry. Nobody calls themselves a Liberal but is actually a Socialist or anything.