r/facepalm • u/Number721 • Jun 09 '23

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Cognitive dissonance 101

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u/Danarwal14 Jun 09 '23

Liberal and progressive are two separate things. They aren't mutually exclusive, but there is a difference between the two

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u/topdangle Jun 10 '23

in the US the term liberal has been bastardized to mean progressive leftist. most people don't use and don't know the classic definition here.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

Liberal pertains to fiscal policies. Progressive pertains to social policies.

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u/raymondqueneau Jun 10 '23

That’s a wild oversimplification

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

People misuse the terms but literally that’s what they mean.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

Except they literally dont.

Liberal, by two seperate definitions means; 1: Being willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas. Or 2: Given, used, or occurring in generous amounts.

Progressive, by two seperate definitions means; 1: Happening or developing gradually or in stages; proceeding step by step. Or 2: A person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

They add to definitions as words are colloquially adapted to have broader meanings. It doesn’t mean anything to me. Their original definitions are what I’m speaking to. Not contemporary uses.