Yes, thousands of years is a big overexaggeration.
But I don't understand why you would say, that you don't see leftists come up with ideas to fight liberalism. People who call themselves left and people who call themselves liberal have been fighting long before the fascist party was founded.
I'm not sure if you are, directly criticizing me, or if that comment is more generally about the experiences you had. I have never even visited the US.
Dude, liberals are people who support and idealise capitalism. They are right wing. It's like that around the world. It's not "talking like Americans". On the contrary, people from the US confuse what's left and what's liberal a lot. That's a nuance to be aware of.
What comes to my mind is, that it's great when people who work hard get rewarded, but that should only be an extra, not a necessity for a good life. And working too hard shouldn't be glorified, there need to be limits.
People who call themselves centrist, are uneducated in regards to political terms. They don't know what they are talking about, but assume they do and they never go out of their way to educate themselves on these matters.
Skill issue