From: davidc@wa-wd.com   
      
   On Thu, 18 Jul 2024 06:31:30 +0200, Steve Hayes   
    wrote:   
      
   >But is there any evidence that Trump is conservative?   
      
   Yes. He governed like one.   
      
   >He seems rather to represent the radical right, rather than   
   >conservative anything.   
      
   In politics, "right" and "conservative" are synonymous.   
      
   >Conservatives want to maintain the status quo,   
      
   That is often correct outside of the realm of politics. In politics,   
   it only explains how the labels of liberal and conservative got   
   applied to the left and right wings originally. But going forward, no.   
   That means you would have to relabel which side is which whenever the   
   status quo changes. Think about it. The current status quo in the   
   United States is that millions of people are allowed to illegally   
   cross our border, remain in the country, and receive a smorgasbord of   
   rights and benefits. No one would call the people who want to maintain   
   that radical status quo, "conservative."   
      
   David Carson   
      
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