When have conservatives EVER been on the "right side of history?"

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21. Prior to the 20th century, the political positions of 'conservative' and 'liberal' were

almost diametrically opposed to what one associates with the labels today.

To wit, conservatives generally favored a larger governmental role in the economy while liberals favored removing some or all governmental role in the economy.

On a semi-humorous note, in the mid-1970s, the only leftwing organization protesting against South African apartheid in America that I'm aware of was the Communist Party USA (and other CP iterations). I've begun to think that communists are about 20-50 years ahead of the Democratic and Republican parties on questions of social justice.