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Would that imply that the current conservatives were ‘leftists’ back in the day?
gpt
nah, current conservatives mostly weren't actually leftists (obviously there'll be a few, nothing is ever absolute, but we're talking broad strokes here.) some were liberals and centrists, sure, many more were always conservatives, and there are also many, many older leftists who never really changed. the thing is, wealthier people tend to be more conservative ("i got mine" mentality abounds!) and wealthier people tend to live longer, so you end up with a much less fair representation as people age. 

purely anecdotally, i know a lot more people my age (30s-ish millennial) who leaned left and have stayed that way than people my gen X sibling's age, who were more leftist in their youth and have largely slid to centrist/neoliberal. times, they are a-changin', hopefully.