2301201700F LIBERAL (not political party affiliation) – WHAT IS IT?

I’ve become dismayed by the repetitious whine by ‘leftists’ that they’re ‘liberal’ or even ‘progressive liberals’ when they’re nothing remotely resembling even their concept(s). Being totalitarian in no way resembles being ‘liberal,’ ‘libertarian’ or any other derivative thereof such as ‘classical liberal.’

Obviously leftists have appropriated and corrupted the word ‘liberal’ just as they appropriated and corrupted the word ‘socialism.’ Leftists have corrupted the word ‘socialism’ so badly that it’s now used interchangeably without distinction with the word ‘communism.’

Admittedly the word ‘liberal’ is used sprightly in a spurious manner everywhere we look today – primarily by deceptive political parties purporting to be what they most certainly are not – such as the American democrat party. A political party that not only misrepresents itself as liberal but democratic as well – when it is neither.

The American leftists have now shifted the political Overton Window so far to the left that now it’s a common refrain by someone considered conservative that they’re ‘Classical Liberal’ or perhaps even Libertarian politically. All that’s really happened is the political frame of reference has been moved on them by leftists ideologues. I’m not saying that the far right doesn’t exist – I’m saying that I don’t know of any. I think that most Americans, if pinned down on it, would say they’re either ‘Classical Liberals’ or possibly even ‘libertarians’-- certainly not communists. You’ll have to decide that matter for yourself as an individual rather than collectively as a communist.

PS. Never ever apologies to a communist as they’ve twisted language so much they interpret an apology as an admission of guilt rather than polite empathy.

Posted by: Jordan B Peterson ~ 8 months ago ~ 1.3M views
“The Rise of US Totalitarianism | Panel”

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lib·er·al

ADJECTIVE
liberal (adjective) · Liberal (adjective)

1.willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas:

"they have more liberal views toward marriage and divorce than some people"

SIMILAR: tolerant, unprejudiced, unbigoted, broad-minded, open-minded, enlightened, forbearing, permissive, free, free and easy, easygoing, laissez-faire, libertarian, latitudinarian, unbiased, impartial, nonpartisan, indulgent, lenient, lax, soft.

OPPOSITE: narrow-minded, bigoted.

• (in a political context) favoring policies that are socially progressive and promote social welfare. Often contrasted with conservative:

"they favor liberal ideologies over conservative ones"

SIMILAR: progressive, forward-looking, forward-thinking, progressivist, go-ahead, enlightened, reformist, radical, freethinking, left-wing, leftist, politically correct, PC.

OPPOSITE: conservative, reactionary.

• THEOLOGY
  regarding many traditional beliefs as dispensable, invalidated by modern thought, or liable to change.

2. relating to or denoting a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise:

"a liberal democratic state"

SIMILAR: progressive, forward-looking, forward-thinking, progressivist, go-ahead, enlightened, reformist, radical, freethinking, left-wing, leftist, politically correct, PC.

OPPOSITE: conservative, reactionary.

3. relating to a Liberal party or (in the UK) the Liberal Democrat Party:

"the Liberal leader"

4. given, used, or occurring in generous amounts:

"liberal amounts of wine had been consumed"

SIMILAR: abundant, copious, ample, plentiful, generous, lavish, luxuriant, profuse, considerable, prolific, rich, galore, excessive, immoderate, superabundant, overabundant, plenteous.

OPPOSITE: scant.

• (of a person) giving generously:

"Sam was too liberal with the wine"

SIMILAR: generous, magnanimous, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting, ungrudging, lavish, free, munificent, bountiful, beneficent, benevolent, big-hearted, kindhearted, kind, philanthropic, charitable, altruistic, unselfish, extravagant, overgenerous, generous to a fault, immoderate, wasteful, overabundant, profligate, prodigal, thriftless, improvident, intemperate, unrestrained, wild, bounteous.

OPPOSITE: miserly, careful.

5. (of education) concerned with broadening a person's general knowledge and experience, rather than with technical or professional training:

"the provision of liberal adult education" · "a liberal arts university"

SIMILAR: wide-ranging, broad-based, general, humanistic.

(especially of an interpretation of a law) broadly construed or understood; not strictly literal or exact:

"they could have given the 1968 Act a more liberal interpretation"

SIMILAR: flexible, broad, loose, rough, nonrestrictive, free, general, nonliteral, nonspecific, not, literal, not strict, not close, inexact, imprecise, vague, indefinite, ill-defined, unrigorous, unmeticulous.

OPPOSITE: strict, to the letter.

NOUN
liberal (noun) · liberals (plural noun) · Liberal (noun) · Liberals (plural noun)

1. a supporter of policies that are socially progressive and promote social welfare. Often contrasted with conservative:

"are we dealing with a polarization between liberals and conservatives?" · "she dissented from the decision, joined by the court's liberals"

2. a supporter of a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise:

"classical liberals emphasized the right of the individual to make decisions, even if the results dismayed their neighbors or injured themselves"
3. a supporter or member of a Liberal party or (in the UK) the Liberal Democrat Party:

"the Liberals are looking to defend a seat in Tuebrook and Stoneycroft"

ORIGIN:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin liberalis, from liber ‘free (man)’. The original sense was ‘suitable for a free man’, hence ‘suitable for a gentleman’ (one not tied to a trade), surviving in liberal arts. Another early sense ‘generous’ (compare with liberal) gave rise to an obsolete meaning ‘free from restraint’, leading to liberal (late 18th century).

Data from Oxford Languages