cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/10554311

  • Revolutionary_Apples [they/them]
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    3 months ago

    Liberalism is defined as a capitalist democratic system. Conservatism is defined as the current most dominant and prevalent political system. Right now, Conservatism and Liberalism are only different on the issue of Queer people.

    • KobaCumTribute [she/her]
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      3 months ago

      I'd go a step further and say that in modern parlance "conservative" is more just a euphemism for "the literal worst and most reactionary liberals" than anything. Sometimes it's a euphemism for "open fascist", but even a lot of them are still within the generously broad extreme right wing fringe of liberalism, which has happily employed fascists time and again to serve its ends.

    • purpleworm [none/use name]
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      3 months ago

      There's also abortion and a few other issues, but of course you're right that they mostly agree.

    • Oppopity@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      There are conservative liberals and progressive liberals. They both support the capitalist democratic system but differ on social issues.