re: #384 iceweasel
That’s interesting, but bear in mind that more people self-identify as ‘conservative’ rather than as ‘liberal’, in part because of the successful demonisation of the word ‘liberal’.
I would strongly suggest reading The Paranoid Style in American Politics by Hofstadter (as an academic challenge, provide examples of current-day commentary that don’t fit his mold perfectly) and Politics and the English Language by Orwell.