There is, for instance, a meaning of the word, Liberalism, that includes a belief that governments should have very limited power. The liberals of which we speak will point to that definition and imply that that somehow is the same position that they are taking when, in fact, everything they do is aimed at tighter and tighter control by the government and oppressive laws.
Prime examples of this are Red China, The former Soviet Union, North Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam. Other countries with a higher percentage of Christ-centered Christians, such as the United States and Canada, can see the efforts of the godless liberals pushing their countries toward the same level of corrupt control.