Okay, and you’ve admitted Lemmy as a (global) community has decided this usage of this verbiage.
Unless there's a variant of English called Lemmy English, Lemmy isn't a language community like a continent or nation with an active culture, organized society, etc. No one ceases to be a member of their language community by participating in Lemmy. It's a global site of discussion.
Most people pick up on the distinction
Only seen that here, which makes you the odd ones out.
doesn’t make it true
The language community makes it true: the sources I linked & their sources support it.
Plain observation of political news & discussions on US television, radio, & press corroborates.
Are you denying the meaning of the phrase owning the libs in North America?
Are you denying progressives there accept the label?
Are you denying their pervasive language of liberals in opposition to the right?
articles using liberal as left
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Inside the “Private and Confidential” Conservative Group That Promises to “Crush Liberal Dominance”
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Exploring Young Women's Leftward Expansion
A surge in young women who identify as politically liberal in recent years goes beyond the label, extending particularly to their stances on the environment and abortion.
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U.S. Political Parties Historically Polarized Ideologically
new highs in the percentages of Republicans identifying as conservative and Democrats as liberal
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Increase in Liberal Views Brings Ideological Parity on Social Issues
Values and Beliefs survey finds that Americans are currently about equally likely to say their views are conservative (32%), moderate (32%) or liberal (33%) on social issues
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Conservative, liberal Midwest college students talk politics while practicing empathy
Conservative and liberal students at two small Midwest universities have been meeting every month to talk politics, while practicing listening and avoiding making assumptions about the other side.
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Republican legislatures look to put local issues in liberal areas under state control
Republican state houses aimed at rolling back laws passed by more progressive cities.
Bills targeting education, transgender and LGBTQ rights, housing policy, gun rights and policing The dictionary
progressive senses of liberal
liberal
adjective
- favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- Synonyms: progressive
- Antonyms: reactionary
- (often initial capital letter), noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.
- free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant.
a liberal attitude toward foreigners.
- Synonyms: unprejudiced, broad-minded
- open-minded or tolerant, especially free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc.
- Antonyms: intolerant
- characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large amounts.
a liberal donor.
- Synonyms: lavish, unstinting, munificent, openhanded, charitable, beneficent
- given freely or abundantly; generous.
a liberal donation.
Planet lemmy is blind to reality & plain observation.
Am I claiming this?
The line between liberalism and leftism
Yes, right there. There's no "line": they're logically independent & can overlap. As stated several times before
equality, egalitarianism, & personal freedom can all be pursued
Many would put personal freedom top among those pursuits & consider politics that treats it diminutively outright trash.
The denial that liberal is left is common in these discussions on lemmy: this post & its comments such as
Liberals don’t know they’re conservatives.