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In reply to the discussion: Can we stop calling Trump Cultists "Conservatives"? [View all]Daylily
(40 posts)43. The Conservatives don't believe in lower taxes
unless you are rich. Reagan started taxing Social Security. As far as less government, Reagan is also the one who fired the air traffic controllers, and broke the union. Definitely not less government. Conservatives want to be in control and are self serving. They only care about we the people as a means to their ends. There are no Conservatives. I wish people would just do away with that term. Perhaps a better term would be Controllers.
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I once posed a question to a number of folks who called themselves conservatives....
lastlib
Apr 19
#7
One of the John Birch Society founders was the guy that owned the makers of Junior Mints.
spike jones
Apr 19
#23
Absolutely. But MEDIA won't. WE DEMOCRATS ARE THE TRUE CONSERVATIVES. We're conserving
ancianita
Apr 19
#25
Conservatives are constantly trying to end democracy by blocking people's access to voting
Blues Heron
Apr 20
#55
Reality check... definitions do change. The R right (conservatives) aren't what they were
Model35mech
Apr 20
#59