ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agoKamala Harris' VP choice, Tim Walz, 'happy' to be labeled a liberal.www.voanews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1292arrow-down18
arrow-up1284arrow-down1external-linkKamala Harris' VP choice, Tim Walz, 'happy' to be labeled a liberal.www.voanews.comModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up43·1 month agoNote to anyone reading this outside the US: The word “liberal” is completely different from what the word means to you. Here it literally just means “left-wing” relative to the Republicans. So the Republicans use it as an insult of course.
minus-squarethemadcodger@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·1 month agoWhich is sad because center right is still pretty far to the left of the Republicans.
minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down3·1 month agoKamala would be pretty much center in many European countries. Walz would be downright conservative.
Note to anyone reading this outside the US: The word “liberal” is completely different from what the word means to you. Here it literally just means “left-wing” relative to the Republicans. So the Republicans use it as an insult of course.
Which is sad because center right is still pretty far to the left of the Republicans.
Kamala would be pretty much center in many European countries. Walz would be downright conservative.