[Paleo Conservative]

They're not liberals. They're Socialists.

Or worse. Acutally according to the original definitions of the word "liberal", most American conservatives would be considered liberal.

[swilhelm73]

And in Europe and beyond the term liberal is still often used to describe what would be considered rightwing in the US.

Hence, for example, "liberal reformers" in Russia seeking to dismantle socialism.