Many on the right now use that terminology to implicitly underscore contradictions in those belief systems. I think it would be a mistake to believe that they

Many on the right now use that terminology to implicitly underscore contradictions in those belief systems. I think it would be a mistake to believe that they subscribe to those viewpoints. Rather, a core characteristic of conservativism is a desire for rules to be followed and equally enforced. Pointing out places where the left is inconsistent is their way of discrediting those views.