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On Tue, 19 May 2026 02:07:27 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

> On Mon, 18 May 2026 12:37:12 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man wrote:
> 
>> Its when we in Australia have to toe American cultural lines, and often
>> they are the East/West Coast Liberal Elite ideas.
> 
> Amusing to hear you describe *any* USians as “liberal”. I know they see
> themselves that way, but realistically, as far as the rest of the world
> is concerned (e.g. here in NZ), what we would call “centrist” is what
> they would call “socialist”.

I read an essay in a paleoconservative magazine where the author suggested 
'right-liberal' to reflect the original meaning. I don't think that would 
work. It would be as confusing as left and right libertarians.