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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wow there, is conservative now just automatically right wing? Didn't know that... (very much non-american here)

[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

Yes, conservative has always meant right-wing from the very first use of the political "wing" terms. The conservatives sat on the right side of the room during the French Revolution.