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CCExile

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51. No. I've watched conservatives my entire adult lif.

Sat Apr 20, 2024, 09:21 AM

Apr 20

What I've seen is a long degenerating slide to where we are now. A continuum, if you will, starting back when Dixicrats were conservative to now. It is the same stuff carried to it's inevitable conclusion, fascism. Sometimes, as group they tone it down, sometimes they crank it up. "States rights", women and POCs as lesser citizens, more Bible, demonisation of LBG..., more power and less accountability for corporations and the rich, deregulation, environmental degradation, admiration of greed, and on and on. All from the right, varying in degree only. MAGAs are the flower.

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Can we stop calling Trump Cultists "Conservatives"? [View all] Pototan Apr 19 OP

Seconded. The Unmitigated Gall Apr 19 #1

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! elleng Apr 19 #2

I prefer the word "reactionary". "radical", from "radis", basically means getting niyad Apr 20 #57

I don't... the articles Cha Apr 19 #3

The only thing they conserve is Donald Trump and his fascism dalton99a Apr 19 #4

Agreed. lastlib Apr 19 #5

Self Servatives more like Blue Owl Apr 19 #6

I once posed a question to a number of folks who called themselves conservatives.... lastlib Apr 19 #7

In other words, Mr. Evil Apr 19 #28

Not even maintaining the status quo..... lastlib Apr 19 #38

Yes, so true. Mr. Evil Apr 19 #46

MAGA closer to Joe McCarthyism, Roy Cohn, and no_hypocrisy Apr 19 #8

Even Joe McCarthy would not have... Pototan Apr 19 #10

But he would've voted Trump TxGuitar Apr 19 #12

He no doubt would have voted for Trump Pototan Apr 19 #21

Point taken no_hypocrisy Apr 19 #15

One of the John Birch Society founders was the guy that owned the makers of Junior Mints. spike jones Apr 19 #23

I stopped calling them conservatives back in 2016, B.See Apr 19 #9

In 2015 the Republican party was markodochartaigh Apr 19 #41

Nope TxGuitar Apr 19 #11

Well, I would describe Liz Cheney as a Conservitive Pototan Apr 19 #22

Yet she voted something like 100% TxGuitar Apr 20 #48

Well, if we're going to win this thing Pototan Apr 20 #49

So much nonsense, I don't know where to start NanaCat Apr 20 #53

So I'm an idiot, and a liar of "the worst and dumbest order" I guess TxGuitar Apr 20 #60

Why not? They are fucking conservatives. Autumn Apr 19 #13

Well said. n/t Scruffy1 Apr 19 #33

The self-imposed "conservative" label has always been... Think. Again. Apr 19 #14

They're straight up theocratic fascists. BlueTsunami2018 Apr 19 #16

How is this on DU? TxGuitar Apr 19 #17

Traitor and Conservative aren't mutually exclusive terms Stargleamer Apr 19 #18

Completely agree. Rhiannon12866 Apr 19 #19

All day! There is nothing conservative about them... The word has no meaning if mahina Apr 19 #20

maybe not conservatives - but the republican party has been taken over by them TBF Apr 19 #24

Absolutely. But MEDIA won't. WE DEMOCRATS ARE THE TRUE CONSERVATIVES. We're conserving ancianita Apr 19 #25

Actually conservatives believe is lower taxes for the wealthy nakocal Apr 19 #26

We need a "Rec 100 times" button. Permanut Apr 19 #27

Regressives GB_RN Apr 19 #29

LOL Skittles Apr 19 #30

Radical Nihilists CanonRay Apr 19 #31

ding. ding . ding , ding , ding . ding. this . ra oh ra. AllaN01Bear Apr 19 #32

Are they asking for this? plimsoll Apr 19 #34

They ARE Fascists Traurigkeit Apr 19 #35

Other than cultists, I'm not sure what they are. Patton French Apr 19 #36

i just call them republicans. barbtries Apr 19 #37

I haven't called them that since 2016 Warpy Apr 19 #39

Hear, hear! KPN Apr 19 #40

Fascists/theocrats but not conservatives. keithbvadu2 Apr 19 #42

The Conservatives don't believe in lower taxes Daylily Apr 19 #43

They want to cut taxes and reduce government Pototan Apr 19 #47

Recommended. H2O Man Apr 19 #44

They are complete Reactionaries steelyboo Apr 19 #45

But they are conservatives NanaCat Apr 20 #50

No. I've watched conservatives my entire adult lif. CCExile Apr 20 #51

Have you ever seen a Conservitive Pototan Apr 20 #52

Conservatives are constantly trying to end democracy by blocking people's access to voting Blues Heron Apr 20 #55

No, but only because they have never been this close. CCExile Apr 20 #58

I never considered Republicans conservative. Blowing up the national debt Emile Apr 20 #54

Radical Regressive Reactionaries. raging moderate Apr 20 #56

Reality check... definitions do change. The R right (conservatives) aren't what they were Model35mech Apr 20 #59

Or, we could use the more all encompassing "Assholes" so none are left out? Ping Tung Apr 20 #61

Excellent topic and OP es466 Apr 20 #62