You're absolutely right, Trump and the Trumpistas are not "conservative" in any sense of the word as it has been understood and used in the U.S. for decades. Unfortunately, that's what they've often called themselves; it's what the Leftist media has been happy to call them, to discredit all conservative thought: and worst of all, some tr…
You're absolutely right, Trump and the Trumpistas are not "conservative" in any sense of the word as it has been understood and used in the U.S. for decades. Unfortunately, that's what they've often called themselves; it's what the Leftist media has been happy to call them, to discredit all conservative thought: and worst of all, some truly conservative media including Never Trump outlets such as the Bulwark have tragically been complicit in the destruction of the word as a useful term. "Right Wing", I'll grant you, but only when qualified as Altar and Throne or Blood and Soil right wing.
You're absolutely right, Trump and the Trumpistas are not "conservative" in any sense of the word as it has been understood and used in the U.S. for decades. Unfortunately, that's what they've often called themselves; it's what the Leftist media has been happy to call them, to discredit all conservative thought: and worst of all, some truly conservative media including Never Trump outlets such as the Bulwark have tragically been complicit in the destruction of the word as a useful term. "Right Wing", I'll grant you, but only when qualified as Altar and Throne or Blood and Soil right wing.