Jay RosenMay 29, 2023

It's wired in, it's blatant, and it's old news, but to me it remains pretty remarkable that the establishment press in the U.S. uses the term "conservative" to mean any action the extreme right wing favors.

The more extreme the act, the more "conservative" are the actors!

Thus, the Freedom Caucus in the House — the members of which are the most ready to let the U.S. default on its debt — are routinely described as the most conservative faction in the government.

#uspol #science #journalism

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@jayrosen_nyu

They con those they serve.

May 29, 2023 at 9:11pmWeb
Show threadJohn Abbe (aka Slow)May 29, 2023
@aka_quant_noir @jayrosen_nyu All of the economic conservatives I've known have become Democrats. Some a while ago, the last few more recently. https://thebulwark.com/the-trade-meet-the-new-red-dog-democrats/
The Trade: Meet the New Red Dog Democrats

The two parties have traded voters—whether the old political class likes it or not.

The Bulwark
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@slowenough @jayrosen_nyu

Then they're not conservatives, they're "responsibles." Good for them!

Show threadrobinMay 30, 2023
@slowenough @aka_quant_noir @jayrosen_nyu yes and they're still just as wrong
Show threadJohn Abbe (aka Slow)May 31, 2023
@nottrobin @aka_quant_noir @jayrosen_nyu Yes, and, now they are regularly exposed to and have to find ways to work with a greater diversity of people most of whom are to their economic left, rather than fossil fuel profiteers, religious zealots, and/or racists.
Show threadrobinMay 31, 2023
@slowenough @aka_quant_noir @jayrosen_nyu very true