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[Richard Stallman]

    The same applies for any kind of liberal politics. In American terminology, 
    a liberal is nearly a communist, far left wing.

A Liberal in the US believes in civil liberties and the welfare state.
I am a Liberal.

Right-wing extremists, trying to discredit us, said that our views
were communism.  They said that about FDR, even.That was an
exaggeration (i.e., a lie).