Actually, it's not. Liberals are people that once fought for free speech and equality. Leftists and 'progressives' are not. You, for example, straddle liberal and leftist in your views. I'd say a little more liberal, despite your posting here. I think you've also moved to the liberal side more on free speech lately. You seem to support the 2nd amendment yet are leftist on ltbg issues. You defend islam but i think it's more a pushback towards people that crititize it, fairly or not, yet if sharia law was being implemented where you lived, you'd push back. Many leftists wouldn't as it seems islam is above lbtg in the victim scale for some reason.