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    10 months ago

    Then what’s a liberal in comparison to conservatives?

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        10 months ago

        Alright, this is probably gonna go in an endless cycle of “Are they this?” “Well, not necessarily…” that isn’t going to go anywhere. Thanks for trying, have a nice day.

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            10 months ago

            A positive definition (they are X) rather than a negative definition (they are not necessarily Y)

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              10 months ago

              I gave you one. “Liberals” support capitalism, but in America specifically “liberal” also implies that they trend toward supporting more safety nets than “conservatives” and being more “left wing on cultural issues,” but neither of those is consistent and it’s a spectrum. The main uniting trait of “liberals” in the world is support for capitalism.

              *PS I have a meeting in 5 minutes so I can’t continue this