Funny, those guys don't usually agree on that much

FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world – 424 points –

Do any of them know what the word "liberal" actually means?

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pretending like it's the only use comes off as both ill-informed and condescending.

That works both ways. Pretending the European usage of the word is the only use comes off just as ill-informed and condescending.

The people who are using liberal derisively are playing off the american liberal self-identity. They're acknowledging both definitions in the jab.