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Caliman73

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15. Conservatives will typically follow the philosophy of conservatism.

Reply to DFW (Reply #13)

Tue Oct 5, 2021, 04:12 PM

Oct 2021

Taking words without the context in which the terminology is created basically renders any word irrelevant. You can take any word and make it mean what you want it to mean devoid of its origin.

Conservative means adherent to conservatism. You like Webster but will you take Britannica?

https://www.britannica.com/topic/conservatism

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Please stop using "conservative" to reference the Republican Party [View all] rlegro Oct 2021 OP

Rabid reactionaries. blm Oct 2021 #1

"Fascists" works. nt GoodRaisin Oct 2021 #2

white nationalist QMAGAts Celerity Oct 2021 #3

Understand what you are saying, but "nope". Caliman73 Oct 2021 #4

This. n/t ms liberty Oct 2021 #5

That's in practice, not in theory. Anyone can hijack a word. DFW Oct 2021 #6

What is the "theory" behind conservatism? Caliman73 Oct 2021 #12

Conservative, not conservatism DFW Oct 2021 #13

Conservatives will typically follow the philosophy of conservatism. Caliman73 Oct 2021 #15

"Understand what you are saying, but "nope"." My conservative friends call them SELFS mitch96 Oct 2021 #9

Like the so-called "conservatives" in the slow verse here: DFW Oct 2021 #14

I like fascist and I'm leaning towards Nazi. nt Hotler Oct 2021 #7

Sorry, Movement Conservatism is plain evil. Tommymac Oct 2021 #8

I've tried to get people to call things what they are and not call them what they're not. Iggo Oct 2021 #10

I totally agree! nt LAS14 Oct 2021 #11

No. Despite Movement Conservatives never merely being conservative rather than radical... JHB Oct 2021 #16

The GOP is straight up fascist nt RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #17

Radical right-wing whackos Champp Oct 2021 #18

If only DeSmet Oct 2021 #19