28 sats \ 3 replies \ @cristaiji 19 Aug \ on: Bitcoin and Political Tribalism bitcoin
This is a fascinating take, thanks. Where does the term ‘liberal’ fit into this model would you say?
"Liberal" has been tortured to the point of near uselessness, in American political discourse. Liberals would either be Libertarians or Progressives, perhaps the intersection of the two.
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Yeah the term seems to have lost any agreed upon meaning.
In the UK liberals and socialists both considered themselves part of the Labour Party. Since Covid the Labour Party is certainly no longer Liberal if we take the term to mean concern for individual freedoms and human rights such as free speech.
So there are a lot of former left liberals floating around now politically homeless. 😄
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That's very similar to the situation in America. Many former Democrats consider themselves "disaffected liberals".
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