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0 pointsthrow0101c3y ago0 comments

> Unfortunately the left has won in this regard.

Republicans have moved further to the right than Democrats have to the left:

* https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/03/10/the-polariz...

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I'm not disputing this, but I think there should be a clarification:

By definition, someone who is conservative doesn't need to "move". Conservatism is about _conserving_ and subsequently not changing or moving.

If the conservatives are becoming "more conservative" they are (or at least should be) _not moving_.

throw0101cOP3y ago

> By definition, someone who is conservative doesn't need to "move". Conservatism is about _conserving_ and subsequently not changing or moving.

Your dictionary definition and the practical real world are two different things. Especially when it comes to implementing policy (and the methods used to gain power).

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