Initially associated with a philosopy of personal liberty and self reliance, protected by Libretatrian and democratic
government, mainly defined as such in the years 1750-1963 (Ending upon the
death of John
F.
Kennedy)
Currently signifies, at least in western democracies, a dedication to what was previously known as
socialism, with chief tenets including Government provided healthcare and education, along with mild to heavy redistribution of wealth through "Progressive" taxes
based upon income. Also generally associated with the moral relativism and supposed "nonjudgementalism" of American celebrities, Secular Statesman in Europe and a whole range of other "Progressives" who criticize the current system of regulated capitalism in place in the United States. To be fair to liberals, though their economic ideas appeal especially to those within the so called "Progressive" community, the semi-socialist modern liberalism is a seperate entity from the relativists, nonjudgementalists and general haters of western civilisation and its norms(See Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Oliver
Stone, Barbara Streisand, etc)
"The problem with hollywood is its full of
liberals like Chevy
Chase, who have no connection with the average
Americans values"
-Commentators such as Bill Oreilly
"We must embrace a liberal economic agenda or the minorities in our society will never be equal"
-Jesse Jackson