Usage of the word "Liberal"

[GeneralHankerchief]

Ok, so if I may sum up all of your fine words into my own little definition:

-Liberal originally meant thinking bold, open-minded, tolerant, etc.

-In Europe it's between conservatism and socialism (So in the center).

-In Australia it's the same thing as conservatism (Out of respect for Papewaio I'm not going to make any comments about it being another upside-down thing coming out of Australia )

-In the US it's left of center, however it has been hijacked by conservatives and the meaning is turning into "the enemy."

I think that's a pretty quick and dirty definition, no?

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Oh yeah, I'd just like to congratulate KafirChobee on a really nasty rant. That's the juciest one I've heard in a long time, you should be commended for it mate.