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In reply to the discussion: Can we stop calling Trump Cultists "Conservatives"? [View all]mahina
(17,942 posts)20. All day! There is nothing conservative about them... The word has no meaning if
Donald Trump and for that matter George W. Bush embody it. They added trillions to the debt for tax cuts for billionaires!
Democrats keep mopping up, their gigantic economic catastrophes one at a time, from Clinton Obama to Biden. Imagine how much better things would be if they didnt keep burning our economy and our environment down. Anyway. Rant off
but this is my fight song. I politely call out every time. I hear the word conservative used to refer to Republicans that dont earn it which today is all of them. One comment section at a time, one letter to the editor at a time, one one on one conversation at a time.
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I once posed a question to a number of folks who called themselves conservatives....
lastlib
Apr 19
#7
One of the John Birch Society founders was the guy that owned the makers of Junior Mints.
spike jones
Apr 19
#23
Absolutely. But MEDIA won't. WE DEMOCRATS ARE THE TRUE CONSERVATIVES. We're conserving
ancianita
Apr 19
#25
Conservatives are constantly trying to end democracy by blocking people's access to voting
Blues Heron
Apr 20
#55
Reality check... definitions do change. The R right (conservatives) aren't what they were
Model35mech
Apr 20
#59