[sam h]

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Ok, I'll answer my own question. American liberalism is actually social demoratic politics with another name.

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Hi Waxie,

I think contemporary American "liberals" are much more centrist on economic issues that European social democrats. There is definitely a distinction there, especially between American liberals and the social democrats in places where social democracy has traditionally been very strong, such as in Scandinavia.

Sam