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DFW

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16. I've been saying this for years

Reply to LBM20 (Original post)

Fri Nov 2, 2018, 06:12 AM

Nov 2018

They just hijacked the word. There is nothing at all conservative about today's Republicans. Not as the word is defined in English, anyway. It's different in Republicanese.

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There are no "Conservatives!" We need to END that word! [View all] LBM20 Nov 2018 OP

I agree-There's nothing "conservative" about the Republican Party or its base Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2018 #1

Yup. LBM20 Nov 2018 #13

We could keep it simple and just go with Christofascists... Thomas Hurt Nov 2018 #2

Yup. old guy Nov 2018 #10

Sure they are... Adrahil Nov 2018 #3

Right Wing Whack Jobs PaulX2 Nov 2018 #4

Yes. LBM20 Nov 2018 #14

YES! elleng Nov 2018 #5

Donny Rotten is an anarchist ProudLib72 Nov 2018 #6

They should only be referred to as right-wingers. John Fante Nov 2018 #7

I refer to the mouth breathing idiots of trump as the Orange party. nt Javaman Nov 2018 #8

This point is made emphatically in Rick Wilson's book FakeNoose Nov 2018 #9

I almost always say right winger. Reactionary also works. Garrett78 Nov 2018 #11

I think that there are some, but they are currently estranged from the R party. Crunchy Frog Nov 2018 #12

Precious few left. The moderate conservative is virtually extinct. LBM20 Nov 2018 #15

I've been saying this for years DFW Nov 2018 #16