▲ 511 ▼ Feature parity or get out (lemmy.world) submitted 9 months ago by mycodesucks@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 264 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) Bring in politics is a choice You aren't wrong though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rtxn@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child) Unless I'm terribly misunderstanding the word's meaning (or anglophones once again redefined a word to reflect their current sensibilities), "conservative" doesn't automatically imply politics, just that someone is resistant to new ideas. A person who only listens to music produced before the 20th century and goes into a rage when video game music composers are mentioned is a conservative, but not in terms of political views. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 1 point 9 months ago* The issue is that in the political landscape, that word has shifted away from its social meaning. “Conservatives” in the US and parts of Europe are actually reactionaries, i.e. people pushing back against the status quo wanting to “return” to some idealized past that never existed like that. So using the word “conservative” in its original sense might not be understood by people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child) Unless I'm terribly misunderstanding the word's meaning (or anglophones once again redefined a word to reflect their current sensibilities), "conservative" doesn't automatically imply politics, just that someone is resistant to new ideas. A person who only listens to music produced before the 20th century and goes into a rage when video game music composers are mentioned is a conservative, but not in terms of political views. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 1 point 9 months ago* The issue is that in the political landscape, that word has shifted away from its social meaning. “Conservatives” in the US and parts of Europe are actually reactionaries, i.e. people pushing back against the status quo wanting to “return” to some idealized past that never existed like that. So using the word “conservative” in its original sense might not be understood by people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 1 point 9 months ago* The issue is that in the political landscape, that word has shifted away from its social meaning. “Conservatives” in the US and parts of Europe are actually reactionaries, i.e. people pushing back against the status quo wanting to “return” to some idealized past that never existed like that. So using the word “conservative” in its original sense might not be understood by people. permalink fedilink source parent
