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

Show threadEric D-HMay 29, 2023
@jayrosen_nyu conservatism used mean limited government and tied to policy and governing.
Show threadnerdybutcute
@Ericdh @jayrosen_nyu "conservative" only ever acquires the "limited gov't" association when the gov't tries to enact progressive policies. certainly, the original articulators of conservative principles never included "limited gov't" in the specification. conservativism is never REALLY about limited gov't - it's about opposing progressivism, i.e., maintaining current systems of hierarchy and power.
May 30, 2023 at 6:54pmWeb