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[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 hours ago

looks like cool discussion downwind but why should we even argue about what is "conservative"

you're interested in conserving resources? you got some canned food in your cubbard? you tried to teach your kid whatever bullshit you thought was important from your folks? BOOM you're a Filthy Conservative.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 82 points 17 hours 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.

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 22 points 14 hours 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.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 25 points 14 hours 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.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

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.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours 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 8 points 12 hours 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 12 hours 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.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 13 hours ago

That’s only if you let it

To me it’s still what Americans consider left

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Love how even in this future people still park on the fuckin sidewalks.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 hours ago

Cant change the fact that people suck

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago

How could you ban political speech without some kind of Act under the guise of keeping Kids Safe Online?

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