this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2024
172 points (87.1% liked)
Showerthoughts
29221 readers
644 users here now
A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.
Rules
- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- Posts must be original/unique
- Be good to others - no bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia
- Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Nope.
Conservative as a label in politics vs conservative as in slow to change are as different as theory in science and how lay people use theory to mean speculation.
Oh, I'm well aware political and ideological "conservatism" is like North Korean "democracy" — nothing more than a hollow, objectively false, virtue signal.
I just find it hilarious that the literal definition of conservative is the opposite. It's so comical it's like an allegory of their entire being. Like they fundamentally, to their very core, can't be trusted...
Conservative in politics is the same as in conservative in using the gas pedal, conservative in how much butter one puts on toast, conservative in estimates.
It’s about using as little as possible. As in “small government”.
A liberal helping of mashed potatoes is a big helping. A conservative golf swing is one designed to keep the ball from going too far. It’s the same concept when applied to politics.
If that was true conservatives wouldn't be trying to speedrun the running longstanding public programs into the ground or overturning decades of precedent.
They don't mean the same thing.
You’re thinking of Republicans, not conservatives.