[1] Introducing the song on the live album, Ochs said: In every American community there are varying shades of political opinion.
[5] In the final verse, the narrator reveals that he used to be like the listener:[5] Sure, once I was young and impulsive; I wore every conceivable pin, Even went to Socialist meetings, learned all the old Union hymns.
[3] According to Ochs' biographer Michael Schumacher, "Love Me, I'm a Liberal" would evoke "a strange mixture of laughter, from nervous tittering from those who recognized themselves in Phil's indictment, to open roars of approval from the radical factions in the audience.
[7] In 2018, Billy Bragg wrote of "Love Me, I'm a Liberal": "As with all such finely honed topical songs, the cultural references have dated somewhat.
Performers include Jello Biafra and Mojo Nixon,[9] Kevin Devine,[10] Gerd Schinkel,[11] Evan Greer,[12] John Yannis,[13] Nacho Vegas [es],[14] Oscar Brand, Carly Cosgrove and Chris T-T.[15]