'The Young Turks' Cenk Uygur: Republicans Want A King For President, "Less American Than Us"

By nature conservatives are authoritarian so they want a leader to take over and lead.

This argument would have far more weight if the people - such as the typical FReeper - who are labeled “conservative” were actually conservative. This is not the case, any more than the typical title of the typical Democrat-passed legislation honestly describes the intentions of its sponsors.
Safire’s New Political Dictionary points out that the definition of “liberal” was changed - essentially inverted - in the 1920s. Before 1920, “liberalism” meant what is now called “conservatism.” And as such liberalism was American as apple pie. Since 1930, “liberalism” has been “the L-word.” Safire doesn’t attribute the change to anyone - but “conservatives” of the time hated it, and journalists (whose true political perspective is not objectivity but socialism) had motive and opportunity.
Socialists are radical in their desires for more government, but are hostile to change - e.g., the mining and combustion of coal and hydrocarbons. “Conservatives” (true liberals) are hostile to change in the Constitution and often in laws - and believe in progress of, by, and for the American people. Including fracking, for example . . .

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