And really, thinking about it the best and most prevalent example from the conservative side is the word "socialism."
It means a community owning the means of production, but many conservatives use it to mean any kind of social welfare program or even anyone who isn't conservative.
There's a great example in this thread even! If you go back a bit you'll see someone else replied accusing me of being a progressive, in response to which someone else claimed I was a socialist!
No worries, this thread is way too long now anyway... ;)
And really, thinking about it the best and most prevalent example from the conservative side is the word "socialism."
It means a community owning the means of production, but many conservatives use it to mean any kind of social welfare program or even anyone who isn't conservative.
There's a great example in this thread even! If you go back a bit you'll see someone else replied accusing me of being a progressive, in response to which someone else claimed I was a socialist!