Comment on Can someone define "liberal" (in its use as an insult) for me?
Hereforpron2@lemmynsfw.com 3 months agoGotcha, so it means fake leftists almost? Does it imply someone is even further right than a current “centrist”? Or more like, “the center is right wing at this point, and so much so that even the Dems who are just left of center are still on the right [but therefore less than centrists still]”? This is not meant to be obstinate, your response was just very helpful and I want to bracket in on where folks consider liberals to be on the political spectrum so I can understand/use it properly.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 months ago
You might look up the term “neoliberalism” as I think there is a lot of overlap with the information you’re seeking and those who would be called liberal perjoratively.
Nemo@midwest.social 3 months ago
Neoliberalism is itself a postliberal framework that rejects many central tenets of classical liberalism.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Or “tankie”
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 3 months ago
Nah tankies are just people who push pro-China and pro-Russia propaganda. I haven’t even ever seen one of them actually talk about communism.