@Siphonay added to the confusion is that people conflate economic & social attitudes under the same label, especially in the American usage
@Haestinger ... even longer than the Wikipedia page of any given Star Trek episode?
I'm not sure I believe this.
I may have to look for myself.
@frankiesaxx @Siphonay The word "liberal" has taken a heck of a beating in recent years. In the US it seems to have come to mean "everything Republicans don't like or want to demonise". It is complicated & I can't explain it all, but Wikipedia thinks it can, and it is one of the longest pages on there!