The main stream press and media in the US have regurgitated right wing talking points so much that they have succeeded in turning the words liberal and progressive into bad words with negative connotations.
If they can do it, so can we...
What's the opposite of progression? Regression. Therefore the opposite of a progressive person is not a conservative, but a regressive person. Also, the opposite of liberty is tyranny. Therefore the opposite of a liberal is a tyrant.
From now on, I propose that when discussing politics, everyone refer to the right-wing in these terms. They aren't conservatives, they are regressives, and they certainly appear to support tyranny against the lower and middle class of America.