for the sake of learning, in what ways? As a non american I just get fed the stereotype that american liberals are blue haired lesbians who yell at everyone
American liberals mostly - though not exclusively - tend to be capitalistic. American conservatives are definitely capitalistic. Their disagreement largely centers around “should we or should we not make any attempt whatsoever to be egalitarian”
Yes but only if you remove the US from the math. With the US in the mix everyone except Russia and North Korea look like the left, and Russia gets moved closer to center than their government deserves.
Source: I’m in the US, it’s exceptionally stupid here lately.
American liberals are still right wing, they don’t have a real left
for the sake of learning, in what ways? As a non american I just get fed the stereotype that american liberals are blue haired lesbians who yell at everyone
There’s another commenter who posted better definitions just after you left this comment, fyi
Nah that’s just the stereotype for feminists (which is not at ALL representative of feminism)
You’re looking at the wrong axis.
American liberals mostly - though not exclusively - tend to be capitalistic. American conservatives are definitely capitalistic. Their disagreement largely centers around “should we or should we not make any attempt whatsoever to be egalitarian”
I.e. every country has a different relative scale/centre?
Yes but only if you remove the US from the math. With the US in the mix everyone except Russia and North Korea look like the left, and Russia gets moved closer to center than their government deserves.
Source: I’m in the US, it’s exceptionally stupid here lately.
It’s exceptionally stupid everywhere lately, you guys just got a head start, but we’re doing our worst to catch up.