In the United States, the word “liberal,” in the mouths of populist radio hosts and right-wing politicians, has become almost synonymous with “effete East Coast snob” or, worse, “New York intellectual.” Liberals, in this view, are not only soft, but are somehow distinctly un-American.
在美国，从受到欢迎的电台主持人和右翼政治人物那里说出来的“自由”一词已经几乎和“精疲力尽的东岸小人”或者更糟的“纽约知识分子”同义了。根据这一观点，自由派不仅软弱，而且不知怎地明显非美国。