The “other group labelling themselves socialist” is literally the SPD but go off. You have no clue about socialism or its history, so I’m curious according to whose definition social liberalism or democratic liberalism is left of center.
Quote: “Social liberalism is a political philosophy and variety of liberalism that endorses social justice, social services, a mixed economy, and the expansion of civil and political rights…”
Quote: “Modern liberals are generally willing to experiment with large‑scale social change to further their project of protecting and enhancing individual freedom.”
Source: Pew Research Center – Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology
Quote: “Holding liberal positions on nearly all issues, Establishment Liberals are some of the strongest supporters of the current president and the Democratic Party of any political typology group.”
Quote: “Social liberalism is a political philosophy and variety of liberalism that endorses a market economy and the expansion of civil and political rights, and supports the role of the state to address economic and social issues.”
Quote: “Modern liberalism in the United States includes social liberalism, which supports a welfare state and government intervention in the economy to protect individual rights.”
The “other group labelling themselves socialist” is literally the SPD but go off. You have no clue about socialism or its history, so I’m curious according to whose definition social liberalism or democratic liberalism is left of center.
Source: Wikipedia – Social liberalism
Quote: “Social liberalism is a political philosophy and variety of liberalism that endorses social justice, social services, a mixed economy, and the expansion of civil and political rights…”
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_liberalism
Source: Simple English Wikipedia – Social liberalism
Quote: “Social liberalism … endorses a regulated market economy and the expansion of civil and political rights.”
Link: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_liberalism
Source: Britannica – Liberalism
Quote: “Modern liberals are generally willing to experiment with large‑scale social change to further their project of protecting and enhancing individual freedom.”
Link: https://www.britannica.com/question/How-does-modern-liberalism-differ-from-conservatism
Source: Cambridge Dictionary – Liberalism
Quote: “Liberal political ideas emphasize the need to make new laws as society changes and the need for government to provide social services.”
Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english-russian/liberal
Source: Pew Research Center – Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology
Quote: “Holding liberal positions on nearly all issues, Establishment Liberals are some of the strongest supporters of the current president and the Democratic Party of any political typology group.”
Link: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology-2/
Source: Wikipedia – Social Liberalism
Quote: “Social liberalism is a political philosophy and variety of liberalism that endorses a market economy and the expansion of civil and political rights, and supports the role of the state to address economic and social issues.”
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_liberalism
Source: Britannica – Liberalism
Quote: “Modern liberalism in the United States includes social liberalism, which supports a welfare state and government intervention in the economy to protect individual rights.”
Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/liberalism
Source: Cambridge Dictionary – Social Liberal
Quote: “A person who believes the government should help improve people’s lives and protect their rights, but also believes in individual freedom.”
Link: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/social-liberal
Source: Political Compass
Quote: “Social liberals tend to fall in the bottom-left quadrant of the compass, supporting economic equality and individual freedoms.”
Link: https://www.politicalcompass.org/
Source: Pew Research Center – Political Typology
Quote: “Solid Liberals and Establishment Liberals are the most consistently left-leaning groups in the typology.”
Link: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/the-partisan-typology/