NYT is upset that Americans are finally starting to use "liberal" correctly.

lol in the comments a guy is trying to defend liberalism by reminding us of its dictionary definition:

Wow. This article sure does try to redefine a perfectly good word beyond any kind of reality.

Why not take a moment to actually look up the word "liberal," and to see where it comes from, what it means, and what words relate to it?

It comes from the Latin, for "free man." or a free thinker.

It also means generous.

Liberals were the revolutionaries who fought the English Conservative Redcoats.

Liberals are the ones who want progress, and believe in a more open, advanced society, with more fairness and justice, who are open to new ideas.

Here are some synonyms for "liberal"

Bountiful, copious, full, generous, luxuriant, avant-garde, breakthrough, cutting-edge, excellent, exceptional, first, foremost, forward, precocious, broad, expansive, plentiful.

Those who seek to redefine such a powerful word are just the opposite.

Let's look up some antonyms to "liberal."

Regressive, intolerant, limited, narrow, greedy, lacking, mean, narrow-minded, ungenerous, wanting.

What's interesting, is when you shine some reality onto a word, by actually going to a real dictionary or thesaurus, and especially in looking at the history of a word and where it came from... one can get quite a different impression than what the propagandists want you to see.

Personally, I prefer the light side, to the dark side, so you can always call me a proud Liberal.

"Sir! Excuse ME sir! You have besmirched my honor and I demand a gentleman's satisfaction, SIR!"

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