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Labeling liberal and conservative has virtually no meaning imo

A conservative from the 90s was very pro censorship, especially on TV and radio, nothing that went against the Bible was allowed, and joining the military was of the highest honors

A liberal was all about free speech and organic food and rock and roll and anti-war

over the last 30 years it seems to have flipped

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Kip Ashlynn · 1w

What's wild is no one seems to have any values they care about either, things just shift with the tides and they act like they always believed that 🤷‍♀️

stupleb · 1w

It's more that the terms are broken, especially as the terms cross borders, cultures and languages. Typically on a 2D chart they use the terms "authoritarian" and "libertarian" instead. Add a third axis for social liberalism/conservatism and you've got something that makes sense.

Abstract Equilibrium · 1w

Liberals went from "freedom to" to "freedom from" Conservatives went from "conserving ideals" to "conserving power" They stayed true to their labels, but the oddballs are progressives, who generally promote regressive policies. They need to pick a better name.

Fiat4Life · 1w

You have to think of it more like a social media algorithm. What kind of content can you throw out there to enrage people the most? Good, now you have your platform for the next election cycle.

MAHDOOD · 1w

I heard someone argue that conservatives are just slow option liberals. They’re all moving toward the same thing, but at different speeds. Today’s conservative is yesterday’s liberal.