> who are also broadly called 'X' by outsiders Yes. I keep saying - we need to stop doing this. "Conservative" makes it sound like what they are doing is gradu

> who are also broadly called 'X' by outsiders Yes. I keep saying - we need to stop doing this. "Conservative" makes it sound like what they are doing is gradual, measured, and familiar. Maybe not in narrow progressive circles where "conservative" has gathered strong negative connotations, but still in the wider general world. Using "conservative" as a synonym for Republicans/reactionaries/fascists is helping to support their movement.