yeah, it was neat seeing the democrats being the status quo option when you always think that the conservatives are that

You have conservative democrats. Its just their statis quo is dofferent than republicans

Conservative democrats have another name. Corporate Democrats

As far as I can tell, "conservative" just means "not progressive" by the majority of usage

In a sense. But americans tend to lump conservative with republican and liberal with democrat.

Conservative:
holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion.

Liberal
favoring maximum individual liberty in political and social reform.

Sounds pretty traditional to not give preferential treatment to minority groups

Hell even democrats generally arnt liberal but progressive.

Progressive
a person advocating or implementing social reform

That's my point: Traditionalism is now the idea of maximizing individual liberty

It seems like liberal but misses one important part there. Individual liberty

The issue is technically you cant be conservative AND Liberal

Because of the ket that one wants to keep to tradition, and the other wants change.

You mean progressive?

No. Liberals want social and political reform as well
Just with the highlight of individual liberty.

Progressive wants it but without the individual.

Conservative is extremeply reluctant to change.

Everyone wants political and social reform

Conservative doesnt.

What kind of weird ass conservatives are you talking about that wanto to maintain TODAYS status quo?

Conservatism is a political and social philosophy promoting traditional social institutions in the context of culture and civilization. The central tenets of conservatism include tradition, human imperfection, organic society, hierarchy and authority, and property rights.[1] Conservatives seek to preserve a range of institutions such as monarchy, religion, parliamentary government, and property rights, with the aim of emphasizing social stability and continuity.[2] The more extreme elements—reactionaries—oppose modernism and seek a return to "the way things were".

I know the dictionary definition of conservative

Naw the conservatives today want the status quoe before the progressive changes

And are reluctant to any new progressive changes

Right, and the status quo before progressives was Liberalism

Depending on the age of the conservative that status quo was the 50s/60s

It was liberal of that day

I don't agree really, unless you think conservatives aren't intelligent enough to understand the changes that were made in the 20s

What your not understanding is liberal and progressive never go back.

All comservative does is choose a point and build the parapits.

That's a ridiculous strawman of conservativism

No its litterally the meaning of it

Alright, well you continue working with your one dimensional Webster's definition

Conservatives before were pro monarchy. Then later some were pro revolution. And so on

This isnt just webster but the history

The first established use of the term in a political context originated in 1818 with François-René de Chateaubriand[5] during the period of Bourbon Restoration that sought to roll back the policies of the French Revolution. Historically associated with right-wing politics, the term has since been used to describe a wide range of views. There is no single set of policies regarded as conservative because the meaning of conservatism depends on what is considered traditional in a given place and time. Thus conservatives from different parts of the world—each upholding their respective traditions—may disagree on a wide range of issues. Edmund Burke, an 18th-century politician who opposed the French Revolution but supported the American Revolution, is credited as one of the main theorists of conservatism in Great Britain in the 1790s.

And I'm telling you that "Conservatism" is a fully fleshed out ideology just the same as others

There is no single set of policies regarded as conservative, because the meaning of conservatism depends on what is tradition at that givr place and time.

Conservative isn't just a synonym for "those who maintain the status quo"

Its derived from traditionalism

We are talking about 2018 specifically

Yes and conservatives around the world still have different views