Shekwan
Kim Chi Quaffing Celt
Calling somebody a liberal has been seen as a derogatory term since the Reagan era in the US, but has never really spread outside the US as a derogatory term. I think it's pretty funny how this is seen as a derogatory term in the US, and ''progressive'' elsewhere. How did the use of ''Liberal'' as a derogatory term start in the US?
I think some of the terms are great for when I'm joking with friends who are liberal. Nothing declares victory in a debate among friends by accusing someone of conspiring with the lesbian left!
So yeah I guess what I'm asking is how did it become shameful to be a liberal in the US? Why have we not seen ''conservatives'' being branded in the same manner in Europe due to the relative popularity of liberal leaning parties?
Also any new derogatory terms for liberals along the lines of ''lesbian left'' would be great. I don't like to promote derogatory terms, and I certainly don't subscribe to the Republican ideology, but some are hilarious.
I think some of the terms are great for when I'm joking with friends who are liberal. Nothing declares victory in a debate among friends by accusing someone of conspiring with the lesbian left!
So yeah I guess what I'm asking is how did it become shameful to be a liberal in the US? Why have we not seen ''conservatives'' being branded in the same manner in Europe due to the relative popularity of liberal leaning parties?
Also any new derogatory terms for liberals along the lines of ''lesbian left'' would be great. I don't like to promote derogatory terms, and I certainly don't subscribe to the Republican ideology, but some are hilarious.
