Why are so many Americans unwilling to identify as liberals, white or otherwise, even while supporting traditionally ‘liberal’ government programs?

In this setting, liberals face a conundrum. How far should they maintain traditional liberal ideals, and how far should they move towards non-liberal, and potentially illiberal, ideologies if these seem more promising for the purposes of social change?

  • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 days ago

    The very concept of human rights is a product of liberalism as a political philosophy.

    No

    You seem to support values championed by liberal philosophers, while also thinking that liberalism is basically satan. Pick a side.

    What an absolutely asinine and reductive interpretation of what I said.

    I’m anti capitalist

    Then you are not a liberal, by definition

    I’m nonetheless at least as influenced by liberal thought as I am by socialist thought.

    Yes, obviously; socialist thought is directly descended from liberal thought, it is impossible to be a socialist without being influenced by liberal thought.

    If you can’t square that that’s worrying, but I’ve spent enough time here.

    What a bad faith little worm comment.