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A Divisive Ruse: Regressives masquerading as Conservatives
Disingenuous nomenclature has long troubled me.
Language can have an elegance, yet we are tediously bombarded with its complete bastardization.
In a land once lauded as one of the the lively discussion we have somehow morphed into ghastly dualistic shadow boxing riddled with gross misrepresentations and complete idiocy..
To quell this overwhelming trend. . .
Kindly consider refraining from referring to the opposition as being comprised of "conservatives." They are *not* conserving anything but their own wealth & power, and that of their donors & cronies. They are REGRESSIVES who wish to reestablish a two class society amongst other tired and unjust repressive notions. They are at best, feudal.
True conservatives would prioritize real fiscal responsibility, education, compromise over conflict, adherence to the rule of law, protection of all of our delicate ecosystems, legislation representative of constituents not self aggrandized donors, never mistake profit machines as human beings, nor currency as elocution.
The only appropriate response to the trope of tax & spend democrats is. . .What. . .? Do you much prefer loot & waste. I would now amend that by pointing out that taxing & spending is a primary function of most governance.
Lindsay
(3,276 posts)Regressive to describe them. Much more accurate.
stellanoir
(14,881 posts)irisblue
(33,041 posts)I recently reread 'Conservatives Without Conscience' by John Dean. Interesting book.
That moniker is far more accurate. Brevity has never been my strong suit, yet I'm striving to keep things simple. Nuance just never grabs much attention in these times.
I've heard all sorts of progressive pundits grapple at length with a more appropriate label for the right.
Have been thinking it's fairly obvious that regressive is the opposite of progressive. Duhhh.
John Dean completely delighted me up with "Worse than Watergate". I remembered him from my formative years watching those dreadful hearings. Refreshing to see him evolve when so few of that ilk ever seem to do so.