Conservative Dictionary Project (M)

Machismo

True conservative meaning - Being able to stand by your actions and words, not being afraid to debate against people with different ideas.

False liberal redefinition - Disrespect or violence against women.

Marriage

True conservative meaning - A lifelong union between one man and one woman under God, as defined in the Bible.

False liberal redefinition - A legally-binding domestic relationship based on human-defined wants and needs and subject to termination at will; could include marriage among two or more partners.

Man

True conservative meaning - Spiritual offspring of God created in His image.

False liberal redefinition - The oppressor of women.

McCarthyism

Date: 1950

True conservative meaning - going after communists to prevent deceit and treason in the government and society

False liberal redefinition - to harass or intimidate people and accuse them of treason without good evidence, merely because they hold leftist views

meritocracy

Conservative word

Date: 1958

True conservative meaning - A system where a person's place in life is decided by merit and talent (See Conservapedia)

False liberal redefinition - N/A (don't believe in merit)

Minutemen (historic)

True conservative meaning - A group of elite American fighters during the Revolutionary War. Possibly the first commandos.

False liberal redefinition - Americans that were able to quickly be armed (within a minute) to repel British attacks.

Minutemen (present)

True conservative meaning - A group of volunteers who valiantly defend our country and its values from Mexican influence by stopping illegals from crossing the border.

False liberal redefinition - Crazy, violent vigilantes.

moving the goalposts

Date: late 1980s

True conservative meaning - accusation evolutionists use to avoid answering questions

False liberal redefinition - a fallacy where agreed upon conditions for determining an argument are arbitrarily changed after the conditions have been met

mobocracy

Conservative word

Date: 1754

True conservative meaning - rule by mob (see Wikipedia)

False liberal redefinition - a democratic, co-operative, participatory and anti-hierarchical system

moral majority

Conservative word

Date: 1979

True conservative meaning - a Christian conservative movement

False liberal redefinition - a far-right, religious fanatic organization that wishes to establish a theocracy in the United States