Can someone define "liberal" (in its use as an insult) for me? - eviltoast

For the longest time, “liberal” seemed like it basically just meant “Democrat” the same way “conservative” has/had been used to mean “Republican.” Now, it seems like it means “bad Democrat” and is even worse than being MAGA the way many seem to use it. Where did its use as an insult within the [relative] political left come from, and what does it specifically accuse/identify someone of/as?

  • cabbage@piefed.social
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    2 months ago

    Genuinely useful. I keep getting called a liberal online as a slur whenever I discuss politics, mostly by the accounts of people who could very well have been on a Russian payroll but are probably just deranged.

    I was wondering what the fuck they were on about.

    • GBU_28@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      Those types are fun. If pressed on LGBTQ issues, you’ll see the “progressive” front start to crack