Again and again I see you Americans say:
"oh you're against the war ,you're a Liberal"
Now what is liberalism to you?
Where I come from, liberalism is a political system that says "as little government as possible" aka you're taxes only pays for police and army if it's perfect.
What the Republicans stands for in my understanding.
But you Americans use it almost as a synonym for socialism(european style) aka heavy centralized government that is pacifistic? with high taxes to pay for free education, hospitals and unemployment etc etc.
In Denmark we have a Liberal-Conservative government which is to the right and as the head-opposition we have the Socialdemocracy which is to the left. A more rightwinged party is supporting the government and pretty much anything left of the government is supporting the Socialdemocracy.
Now why is there that difference between US and EU-definition?
Or I have misunderstood something?
"oh you're against the war ,you're a Liberal"
Now what is liberalism to you?
Where I come from, liberalism is a political system that says "as little government as possible" aka you're taxes only pays for police and army if it's perfect.
What the Republicans stands for in my understanding.
But you Americans use it almost as a synonym for socialism(european style) aka heavy centralized government that is pacifistic? with high taxes to pay for free education, hospitals and unemployment etc etc.
In Denmark we have a Liberal-Conservative government which is to the right and as the head-opposition we have the Socialdemocracy which is to the left. A more rightwinged party is supporting the government and pretty much anything left of the government is supporting the Socialdemocracy.
Now why is there that difference between US and EU-definition?
Or I have misunderstood something?
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