There are many positions associated w/ Liberal and many associated with illiberal leftists that call themselves Liberal. I would contend that the degree that one is a liberal can be judged by how they treat people that are wrong. IMO that determines whether you have the right to call yourself a Liberal.
And I do not mean people that you "think" are wrong, where you give a gesture to fact that you might actually be the one that is wrong, but those that you *know* are wrong. How you answer "Does error have rights?" or "Do people whose views are in error have rights?" and the related "Should I respect people whose ideas are in error?" is key.
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