"We need to be able to use ideological words in a widely-recognized sense, even if . . .

". . . even if we also think there's legitimate contestation-- "I'm the real conservative because I want to conserve the environment," "I'm the real socialist because I believe in cooperation in society, not the state," "I'm the real egalitarian because I believe in equality of opportunity," "I'm the real progressive because I think the most important value is the material and technological progress capitalism makes possible," etc etc." -- Jacob T. Levy