[Man50D]

That's ridiculous and that all-or-nothing thinking is why some are perpetually confused/surprised by what happens in the real world.

It's ridiculous to think a person can be both a Conservative and a Socialist. It's that type of thinking that has caused the GOP to appease people who are not Conservative in order to expand the party's voter base solely for the sake of winning. The result is the party abandoning what once was its core Conservative base and aligning its political ideology with the socialist Democrats. The media labeled so called "top tier" candidates are proof of the shift towards socialism.

[AmericaUnited]

It's ridiculous to think a person can be both a Conservative and a Socialist.

Yes that's absolutely true but no one is claiming otherwise. The point being made is that there is a wide gulf between the two and many interim degrees. That can't be rationally denied.