The authors of the fist history books after the war said the conservatives were the last hold outs against the Nazis.
I had "discussions" about this with one of my high school "history" teachers way back in 1972.
Democrats have been using this lie in name calling against republicans or anyone who disagrees with them for over 50 years.
The biggest hurdle to this day is we still have republicans who think politics is a gentleman’s and refuse to see it for the no holds barred war it has always been. I don’t know if they really believe this or they are just good assistant dims.