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minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·14 days agoFor Europeans, a quick primer on American uses of the term: “Liberal” = socially liberal: gay marriage ok, trans people ok, immigrants ok “Neoliberal” = economically liberal: laissez-faire, lower taxes on businesses, fewer worker protections “Liberal” is left-wing. “Neoliberal” is right-wing. Sounds similar, very different. There are a lot of bad actors on lemmy who intentionally try to conflate the two. Don’t let them confuse you.
For Europeans, a quick primer on American uses of the term:
“Liberal” = socially liberal: gay marriage ok, trans people ok, immigrants ok
“Neoliberal” = economically liberal: laissez-faire, lower taxes on businesses, fewer worker protections
“Liberal” is left-wing. “Neoliberal” is right-wing. Sounds similar, very different. There are a lot of bad actors on lemmy who intentionally try to conflate the two. Don’t let them confuse you.