I generally accept and even mostly agree with Jenna’s point.
Except that a fiscal conservative could also be socially liberal.
In fact we have both blue dog Democrats and Republicans Governors of mostly blue states as current examples.
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Except that a fiscal conservative could also be socially liberal.
In fact we have both blue dog Democrats and Republicans Governors of mostly blue states as current examples.
1/5
https://twitter.com/jennaellisesq/status/1417278608486326273
So saying I am a conservative could mean you fiercely believe in defending individual liberties as delineated in the bill of rights AND believe a woman should have the right to an abortion. Or to be a porn star. 2/5
Yes mostly people presume that a conservative is a person committed to maintaining or conserving the culture or even a religious conservative orthodoxy but it is actually false to say that a these are intrinsic to being a conservative.
It’s an aspect of conservatism. 3/5
It’s an aspect of conservatism. 3/5
I think this is one of the primary reasons Trump avoids the conservative monicker. Because of how that is commonly understood.
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4/5
I also think Trump’s base is largely a reaction to holier than thou conservatives who also were opening our border, sending jobs oversees and sending our kids to defend other countries.
But that said TPUSA absolutely has the right not to associate itself with a porn star. 5/5
But that said TPUSA absolutely has the right not to associate itself with a porn star. 5/5
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