Raw LLM Responses

In the US, yes, but Americans have it wrong. Liberal has always meant pro-business, laissez-faire, small government etc. These values date primarily to the 19th century but they've been revived in the form of neo-liberalism which was brought in by Thatcher and Reagan in the 80s. In the US the Republican party has long identified itself with liberal principals. These days the Democrats also largely embrace neo-liberal policies. In essence both parties are liberal parties, with one party more liberal than the other. Where Americans really confuse the term is by applying it to social issues in spite of liberalism being an economic term. Americans will call same sex marriage and abortion liberal issues where in fact they have nothing to do with liberal politics; these are social issues. There are plenty of liberal parties around the world that take on these issues and many that take an opposing view. That's why many people plot political allegiance on a 2 dimensional plane. Economic issues might be on the X axis and social issues on the Y axis. This way you can be conservative on one access and progressive on another, demonstrating that there's no real correlation between economic and social issues.