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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 102 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I am so sick of the word conservative. It's not conservative, it's fucking regressive. It's back sliding our society into a world that never really existed in the first place.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It’s not conservative, it’s fucking regressive.

I mean, Liberals aren't particularly liberal and far too many of the Progressives are barely progressive. Libertarians don't seem that interested in liberty. Centrists can't find the center. Plutocrats are immolating their capital. The Meritocrats are unqualified. The Technocrats are incompetent. Only the Fascists seem intent on delivering results consistent with their brand.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't disagree. The world liberal is wasted on the Democratic party. They're not liberal. They're just the only valid opposition to the Nazis. Even if their policies are conservative.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

They’re just the only valid opposition to the Nazis.

I think you're asking "opposition" to do more heavy lifting than it can bear in that sentence.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

They’re just the only valid opposition to the Nazis.

They've rolled over so fast and so frequently that I'd hardly call them "opposition" without prefixing it with "controlled".

The most influential force in Democratic Party leadership right now is Bitcoin Banks, ffs. They're fully rotten.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The democratic party is run by conservatives that are keeping the liberals and progressives in check. The republican party is so far off the deep end we need a new word for what they are.

[–] Lime66@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I've managed to find a few that can describe the Republicans:

  • Nazis
  • Neo-Nazis
[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

I say this all the time and somehow people just can't see it. Who cares what they call themselves. Its what they do and what they want that describes them.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Conservative" just means "extreme far-right" now.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

That’s only if you let it

To me it’s still what Americans consider left