Conservative Dictionary Project (A)
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- Abstinence
- True Conservative meaning - Choosing to remain true to one's values and refraining from sexual behaviour until marriage
- False liberal redefinition- Denying one's true impulses
- acid rain
- True Conservative meaning - Possibly true idea that pollution returns to earth in the harmful rain.
- False liberal redefinition- An excuse to stifle industry with government regulation.
- Ad Hominem
- True Conservative meaning - A debate tactic where the opponent is attacked instead of their ideas, frequently used by foolish liberals.
- False liberal redefinition - Accurately pointing out that someone is not qualified or informed enough to give a relevant opinion, sometimes used by conservatives and objected to by liberals.
- Affirmative Action
- Date: 20th century
- True Conservative meaning - Reverse discrimination.
- False liberal redefinition - A way of helping people of color.
- altruism
- True Conservative meaning - Self sacrifice in the model of Jesus.
- False liberal redefinition - No definition (Liberals frequently argue that altruism doesn't exist.)
- Amendment
- True Conservative meaning - An alteration to a bill or constitution.
- Anarchist
- True Conservative meaning - Far left extremists who use terrorism to promote the failed concept of communism.
- False liberal redefinition - Someone who supports the free market.
- animal
- True Conservative meaning - One of the creatures of the land, earth, and sea given to man to have dominion over.
- False liberal redefinition - Simply a scientific term for one of the kingdoms of life, a definition which does not lift humans above others.
- Autocracy
- True Conservative meaning - The rule of a single person with unlimited authority. This is the system liberals want.
- False liberal redefinition - Dictatorship of the proletariat.
- Axis of Evil
- True Conservative meaning - A group of countries who are sworn enemies of the US: North Korea, Cuba, Syria, Venezuela, Iran, China.
- False liberal redefinition - A term made up by George W. Bush to get support to go to war.
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