What is the meaning of liberals in US politics ? I thought it was mostly the Democrats but the anarchist title and the gulag_the_trots watermark make me think it’s wider ? Or is this some tankie bullshit ?
Liberal can mean economic liberal, or social liberal. Social liberals are basically progressives. Economic liberals are basically anarcho-capitalists.
Combine both and you get a Neo-Liberal. I think that’s what people mean, mealy mouthed supporters of establishment capitalism and good intentions that don’t necessarily go anywhere and are far from changing society in a structural way.
They’ll “vote their way to improvements” as long as the rich can stay rich and corporations can continue to exploit the poor!
“We just need to sit down and dialogue with the far right, I’m sure we have common ground.”
Often they just create a Ratchet Effect that keeps problems going.
What is the meaning of liberals in US politics ? I thought it was mostly the Democrats but the anarchist title and the gulag_the_trots watermark make me think it’s wider ? Or is this some tankie bullshit ?
Liberal can mean economic liberal, or social liberal. Social liberals are basically progressives. Economic liberals are basically anarcho-capitalists.
Combine both and you get a Neo-Liberal. I think that’s what people mean, mealy mouthed supporters of establishment capitalism and good intentions that don’t necessarily go anywhere and are far from changing society in a structural way.
They’ll “vote their way to improvements” as long as the rich can stay rich and corporations can continue to exploit the poor!
“We just need to sit down and dialogue with the far right, I’m sure we have common ground.”
Often they just create a Ratchet Effect that keeps problems going.
Okay thx a lot for this detailed answer! So bit wider than i thought but nothing to do with anars or trots.
I think in US usage it’s synonymous with Democrat, but on Lemmy it’s used as a slur for anyone to the right of Lenin.
So yeah, tankie bullshit.
thank you
-a leftist annoyed by the constant dividing dog whistles