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jefferz
24 Oct 19 15:43
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Why does this word now have totally the opposite meaning........

From the Dictionary...........

1.
willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas.

Liberal Democrats springs to mind as the most outstanding exampleCry
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Report sageform October 24, 2019 3:57 PM BST
A lot of terms used in politics don't stand scrutiny. Left, right, progressive, Labour, Conservative, liberal, democrat etc. etc. All used shamelessly by political parties to try to disguise their real agenda. Progressive is the worst as it means nothing.
Report Pleasegivemeanailedontip October 24, 2019 6:17 PM BST
The newer version is more like ‘freedom from..’

eg person x shouldn’t have to put up with person y doing something that person x doesn’t like
Report treetop October 24, 2019 8:00 PM BST
Liberal fascism is my understanding of such people.
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