[Leisler]

You tell me. I can see leftism ideologically transits language, time and culture.

So, in a way, it is true, although not truth.

No what about conservativsm? Is a Spanish Francho Fascist a conservative? Is a literary dreamer like Russel Kirk, who pined for a world that never was is he a conservative too?
How about the rigid Taliban that insist on no deviation from the word of God?

So, if they all consider themselves conservative, well then the word isn’t too helpful. Like Alice in Wonderland, it means what ever the speaker at the time wants it to mean.

In other words, it’s useless.

[Fiji Hill]

Is a literary dreamer like Russel Kirk, who pined for a world that never was is he a conservative too?

Judging from your comments, you must not be very familiar with Russell Kirk. Far from pining for a world that never was, he calls for dealing with things as they are.

I recommend that you read The Conservative Mind (Chicago: Regnery, 1953) and then judge for yourself whether or not he was a literary dreamer. And, by the way, I would also recommend that you read William Strunk's The Elements of Style (Ithaca, NY, 1918).