• Sotuanduso
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    1 year ago

    So a liberal is someone who supports capitalism with social welfare?

    • mycorrhiza they/them@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Most American conservative voters also support some form of social welfare. Something like 70% of Americans support singlepayer healthcare.

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        1 year ago

        Then what’s a liberal in comparison to conservatives?

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            1 year 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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                1 year ago

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

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                  1 year 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