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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

When I was a teenager that started follow the politics of the US, I was extremely confused about the Republicans calling the left liberals, because our liberals were center-right.

It took me a few years to stumble upon the Overton window (without using that name at that time).

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's only loosely connected with the Overton window, they just don't know what the actual word means so it means "Democrat" to them.