What is the new definition of "conservatism"?

[kentuck]

The new conservatism is not the same as the old conservatism of Barry Goldwater and previous conservatives. How would you define the new "conservatives"?

[Warpy]

1. People who don't want to conserve anything

but who want to remake the country into a feudal one.

They always think they're going to be the ones in charge. Silly gits.

[Rocknrule]

2. Here it is:

1. A person who hates everyone who isn't exactly like him
2. A person who loves war and death
3. A person who supports and worships W no matter what

[Democrats_win]

7. Yep. especially #1.

[pat_k]

3. The labels -- liberal, conservative, progressive, have lost all meaning

The labels -- liberal, conservative, progressive, right, left -- have become so loaded they have lost all objective meaning.

We are NOT dealing with a divide between left v. right positions on "issues."

We are dealing with fascists v. anti-fascists; insiders v. outsiders; weakness v. strength.

More. . .
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=2463516

[Lefty48197]

4. Selfish greed with a total disregard for those that don't help you

politically.

[Cooley Hurd]

5. One word:

Hypocrisy.

[iconoclastNYC]

6. Loyalty above reason, above patriotism, above all else.

Heil (Insert Republican President Here)!!!

[ktlyon]

8. I would say the definition is still the same, it is the people who are not

Today's republicans are not conservative in any way that I can see except maybe religious people that hold old values. Bush and other republicans say they are conservative but they are not. I don't know what to call them but conservative they ain't. There needs to be a new word to define them, maybe corporatists or fascists or exploitists will do.

[400Years]

9. the uncontrollable desire to be a slave of the government