Liberal Term Confusion
The cluster revolves around debates over the meaning of 'liberal,' distinguishing classical liberalism from modern American progressivism, libertarianism, and leftism, often highlighting US-specific linguistic shifts.
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liberal doesn't mean libertarian in the US.
You sound rather liberal, in the literal sense.
You're mixing up liberal with libertarian.
I think by Liberal he meant to say Libertarian
i think you are getting liberalism and "the left" confused
I suspect by "liberal" you mean "leftist", though the terms have become conflated in American parlance.
Liberal here means classical liberalism, not just "left-wing":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_liberalism
these are liberals, not leftists
That's called a liberal by American terms
He probably means liberal as in inspired by classical liberalism. These days, the buzzword for it is neoliberalism.