Conservatives clash at Turning Point USA conference over MAGA movement's direction

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17. They are not "conservatives."

I wish people would quit calling the radical right this erroneous term. There hasn't been any kind of "conservatism" in the GOP since the second Bush administration ended. These people aren't about preserving society and its institutions--they are all about destroying them. Reactionary, yes, but not "conservative."

I see a lot of the misuse of the word by not just the media but also by younger people who have no real idea what the word means. Using "conservative" for truly fascistic ideas and people whitewashes just how dangerous these people and ideas are.