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[–] sangle_of_flame 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you got downvoted because people thought you meant liberal in the American sense, rather than the "status quo neoliberal" sense

[–] Raphael 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Liberals in america literally said Oil doesn't pollute the ocean because it's a natural substance.

[–] sangle_of_flame 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What I meant was "the common person in the US generally has learned the term 'liberal' as vaguely meaning 'progressive' or 'byname for the Democrat party'", and will not understand that you're using the term in the 'neoliberal,which encompasses both primary US parties, so it's here a byname for capitalist' sense

and that that's probably why they're downvoting your comment