The next time, and frankly every time, I hear the word âÄúconservative,âÄù  IâÄôll just think what I usually do, hypocrite.

A conservative is someone who believes in the purity and holiness of the free market, but will gladly tell women what to do with their bodies and to whom people can marry.

A conservative will gladly strip workerâÄôs rights because unions cost too much money and are in the âÄúliberalâÄôsâÄù pockets, but they will not tax the rich, because they sure as hell did not cause the recession or need a bailout.

A conservative jumps at the chance to cut higher education and public transit funding, directly and negatively affecting the middle and lower classes, asking us all to carry the burden of tough economic times, but will never raise taxes on the rich who do not carry any burden when institutions they do not use are cut.

A conservative is a hypocrite, plain and simple.

Next time I think about âÄúthe unbelievable standard of living we have and the unprecedented amount of liberties we have,âÄù IâÄôll realize that thatâÄôs because there were some forward-thinking people who pushed and fought for change, from the old and âÄúconservativeâÄù ways.

âÄúConservatives are simply here to protect what we have,âÄù said Minnesota Daily columnist Josh Villa in his April 25 column.

This is an unfortunate choice of words here: WhoâÄôs âÄúweâÄù?

I think the âÄúweâÄù constitutes the narrow-minded hypocritical upper-class, because thatâÄôs what I see from conservatives, a staunch effort to ensure that they can continue to live and promote their anti-evolutionary, close-minded, and over privileged lives.