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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

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.

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.