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Originally Posted by tirsales
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Could someone explain the "american meaning" of "liberal"?
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I think it was me who brought it up. I am primarily thinking 'liberal' in a political sense, and I understand the American everyday usage of the word to refer to someone who is left-leaning, as in "bleeding-heart liberal", without being an outright "socialist".
In Europe (as far as I know) what we call 'liberal' politics, and consider right-wing politics, fits much better with what in America is called 'libertarian'.
In a non-political sense, I would say there are greater overlap between the European and American usage of 'liberal'