France vs. Russia

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France now, Russia under post Stalin or pre Stalin communism.

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Well, you are neither a conservative nor a Republican, so not sure why your opinion matters at all.  Santen(D-KY)er isn't exactly the most enviable endorsement of conservatism either.  There are millions and millions of Republicans in the US who are "REAL REPUBLICANS" who probably wouldn't receive Santender's stamp of approval ... and I'm sure they're damn proud of that, because who would want it?  Lol

Santander is as much a Republican as you are - since I guess both of you identify as Republicans. In fact, a great majority of Republicans would probably say that he's closer to the average Republican and today's GOP than you are, but that is detabable (Heck, who defines what a "conservative" is?). Also not sure why you're insisting that I'm not a conservative or conservative-leaning? (I mean, I haven't really thought about it much, but still...)

You are a conservative. He is  a moderate conservative, and he is a Christian Nationalist.

RINO Tom, is a epitome of centrist liberalism.

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RINO Tom is very far from the ideal of all liberal, all the time.

You're the epitome of social liberalism, while RINO Tom is the epitome of centrist, capitalist liberalism. Most people, in this forum broadly liberal, apart from me and some others, and even I am in support of social liberal values, and a liberal western society, though not all aspects of such liberalism.