paleoconservative n. a holder of outdated or old-fashioned conservative beliefs; a long-standing conservative. Also adj. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
paleoconservative n. a holder of outdated or old-fashioned conservative beliefs; a long-standing conservative. Also adj. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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