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[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Conservative parties have been idologically opposed to the rights, freedoms, and prosperity of the regular person for centuries. Word meanings are contextual, and in the context of governing blocs, it's never meant "wary of change and sticking to what works". It has always meant "fuck you, I've got mine".

[–] Tehdastehdas@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

When feudalism was the old way, and human rights and freedoms were new, they were literally conserving the old way. The name was technically true.

Anyway, my point: Don't let enemies commandeer language with their newspeak where nothing means anymore what it apparently means and used to mean. If we agree to call them conservatives now, some literal-minded centrists (or whatever they are) will be fooled into voting them. We should repeat "that name is a lie, their actions are alt-right authoritarian". It's a mistake to go along with the lie and write on a map "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" or "Gulf of America".

Do we have a technical term for “fuck you, I’ve got mine”? Some opposite of socialism? Selfish?