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		b800h 41 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China has added forest the size of Texas since 199... The word "liberal" means different things in different places.

jampekka 41 days ago [–]

Maybe, although many policies by European liberal center-right parties are to the left of US liberals.

The main reason is probably that US never had the major socialist movements of 20th century Europe. Before those liberals were the left in Europe too.

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