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conflate liberal/conservative with the dominant left/right parties in these nations

Why do so many people on Lemmy insist on pretending that liberal/conservative aren't relative terms?

Every single time those words get used with their little l/c to mean "relatively liberal/conservative) I see multiple people go "well ackshully a Liberal is a right wing ideology!"

Those ‘unaffiliated’s are just embarrassed republicans. Just like most of the centrists you’ll run across.

On the flip side, in Europe extreme right parties are mostly being propped up by young men, while in other age groups men and women vote relatively similarly, which supports this finding.

I wish more people would read Jane Jacob's system of survival since I think it's a good breakdown of liberal/conservative. It's also an excellent book that's not that long and easy to read.

Liberals are A conservatives are B. Society needs both. Neither are inherently bad, it's probably more that humans/life/society is cruel by nature.

Moral Syndrome A       Moral Syndrome B
shun force       shun trading
voluntary agreement       exert prowess
be honest       be obedient and disciplined
collaborate       adhere to tradition
compete       respect hierarchy
respect contracts       be loyal
use initiative and enterprise       take vengeance
open to inventiveness and novelty       deceive for the sake of the task
be efficient       make rich use of leisure
promote comfort and convenience       be ostentatious
dissent for the sake of the task       dispense largesse
invest for productive purposes       be exclusive
be industrious       show fortitude
be thrifty       be fatalistic
be optimistic       treasure honor

Exactly. I would be almost as upset with being classified as a liberal or a Democrat as I would be a conservative.