The evolution of the English language is a strange thing. "Gay" once meant fun-loving; now it means homosexual...screw is both a metal fastener and a sexual act...I often wonder why people who needed a word to use to refer to those who believe in wasteful spending on useless things selected one whose dictionary definition is "tolerance of others' views as well as openmindedness to ideas that challange tradition" (Webster's New World College Dictionary, 3d Edition). I guess that's like using any of the other labels that help to avoid actually understanding what other people really believe and who they are, such as Kike, Spick, the N-word, etc.