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RUArmyNavyMominTX's avatar

From San Antonio, TX ~ Dems need to hold Republicans accountable for this fiasco. Follow Beto's lead as there's nothing "conservative" about the energy situation; just plain greed.

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Since you brought it up again... I still don't understand why non-conservatives (aka "liberals") are so desperate to salvage the word "conservative" after what the Right has done to the word "liberal" for the past 60 years. It's like you don't understand messaging at all. You know who calls themselves "conservative"? Just about every goddamn Republican politician in the land. They brag about how "conservative" they are. That word is featured prominently in their campaign ads. Its a massive point of pride and identity to them. Why the hell would you try to rescue it? I don't get it. You should be savaging that word, not salvaging it. Make these people afraid to boast about how "conservative" they are. When's the last time you saw a Democrat brag about how "liberal" they are? It doesn't happen. And you know why? Because conservatives had great success at turning that word into a pejorative. They didn't try to save it, they demonized it. And it worked. Think about this: what would conservatives call themselves if "conservative" was successfully turned into a pejorative? Liberals went with Progressive (with mixed success), what would conservatives go with? Make them think about that for awhile... But nah, we're gonna keep throwing this incredibly key political label a life-line because contemporary conservatives don't align with the Webster's dictionary definition of the term. "The Left" has got to get alot better at messaging and there's no better place to start than to trash the word "conservative" every chance you get. Do unto the word "conservative" what the Right has done unto the word "liberal".

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