Because in their minds relative to their former liberal homes, they consider themselves conservative. However, that brand of conservatism is completely out of phase with the conservatism of their new abodes. As conservative as they think they are, they’re clueless as to the subliminal liberalism they were exposed to.
“Because in their minds relative to their former liberal homes, they consider themselves conservative. However, that brand of conservatism is completely out of phase with the conservatism of their new abodes. As conservative as they think they are, they’re clueless as to the subliminal liberalism they were exposed to.”
Conservatism and Populism have never been the same thing, although many continue to confuse them.