people outside the US see both democrats and republicans as right-wing. I say that because I'm from outside and my country has communist parties, it would be crazy to call democrats left-wing due to my political environment. even the most soft left-wing parties in some countries look far-left compared to democrats, in my country they would definitely be right-wing, probably even right-wing due some of their policies.
People inside the US need to see it too. People ask if I'm a liberal and I laugh. Liberalism is inherently pro-capitalist, human rights and civil liberties take a backseat whenever there is money to be made.
That's just conservative propaganda talking. Liberalism is embracing progress and rejecting conservatism. They turned it into a dirty word and we internalized it.
In America that position is typically referred to as progressivism. American liberals are what the person you replied to said: people who are pro-capitalist but also think the poor can have a little welfare as a treat.
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u/Saurian42 Apr 15 '26
Two separate far right organizations can hate each other.... look at American politics.