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In reply to the discussion: Someday it will be crystal clear to all just what a terrible president Ronald Reagan was- [View all]DFW
(54,398 posts)That is just a word that was--very successfully, I might add--hijacked by the radical right. Just like their framing "liberal" to be a negative term for them, they have somehow convinced their minions (and, apparently, half of us) that they are "conservative," despite the definition of the word in English. They are NO SUCH THING. I can only repeat:
I am your classic conservative, at least as defined in a dictionary of the English language (as opposed to Republicanese).
I still work for the same outfit that recruited me out of college in 1975. I have been with the same wonderful woman since 1974. We have raised two solid, intelligent children who have grown up, think independently, did well in their respective colleges, are both in monogamous, long-term relationships, and have jobs in which they earn their own living and are well-respected in their chosen fields.
I am risk-averse, and do not like to make rash, un-thought-out decisions. I have no debts. I have no addictions, not even to alcohol, religion, gambling, or nicotine. My favorite American philosopher is 18th century Thomas Jefferson.
In other words, I am the epitome of conservative. Why am I a Democrat? Simple: It is not my opinion that having a different skin color, belief, or income makes one a superior or an inferior being to myself.