>Conservatism in the US has nothing to do with conservation, it's more synonymous with economic liberalism in Europe This is a very popular cliché, and while t

>Conservatism in the US has nothing to do with conservation, it's more synonymous with economic liberalism in Europe This is a very popular cliché, and while the conclusion might hold, the logic doesn't, in my opinion. If the US did have true conservatives, then they would be conserving what is in the US, not Europe. And I think it's widely considered that the existing order in the US has more elements of economic liberalism. On the other hand, the Republicans who like that sort of thing seem increasingly marginalized anyway, so as I said, the conclusion may still be correct.