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That sounds like nothing more than a very straightforward description of conservatism.

• el_nahual 4y ago
  Agreed! Except in american (and increasingly global, english-influenced) vernacular the words "conservatism" and "liberalism" have begun to stray so far from their "original" meanings that they can no longer be trusted to accurately convey meaning.
  • the_only_law 4y ago
    > Except in american What? In America liberal is very much displaced from its "original meaning".
    • itsumoiru 4y ago
      I read the parent "except" as "the above is true, but..." not as "in all Englishes except American English"
    • tremon 4y ago
      > [alas], in american vernacular, and hence also increasingly global, the words [..] have begun to stray... Except is used more like an interjection there (agreed, except that...). They didn't mean to except the american vernacular from the rest of the sentence, just to clarify why they didn't write "conservative" in the first place.
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