Look, as someone who also grew up in the USA with the terms liberal and leftist being used synonymously, it’s us who use it the wrong way. I also have a tinge of offense when liberal is used as an insult or with negative connotations, at least at first. Then I remember what liberal actually means, what the people using it are probably saying based on context, and carry on. We can’t expect the whole world to use a word the way we’re used to it when the entire rest of the world uses that word in a different, agreed upon way.
Dunno what to tell you, but I do know when someone starts saying I’m a “libtard” it doesn’t really matter - they sound like a MAGAt and their support is unwarranted.
Look, as someone who also grew up in the USA with the terms liberal and leftist being used synonymously, it’s us who use it the wrong way. I also have a tinge of offense when liberal is used as an insult or with negative connotations, at least at first. Then I remember what liberal actually means, what the people using it are probably saying based on context, and carry on. We can’t expect the whole world to use a word the way we’re used to it when the entire rest of the world uses that word in a different, agreed upon way.
Dunno what to tell you, but I do know when someone starts saying I’m a “libtard” it doesn’t really matter - they sound like a MAGAt and their support is unwarranted.