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Reproducing or republishing an article, in whole or in part, in any other forum requires permission of the author or the moderator. Leaving aside for a moment Josh's equation of Orthodoxy and Conservatism, Josh seems to believe that the movement of some rabbis from Reform to Conservatism indicates that Reform is moving to the right. I believe I can make a good case that it in fact indicates the opposite, that Reform is moving to the left. During the 1980s a noticeable number of former Democrats switched to the Republican party. Using Josh's logic one would infer that this means the Democratic party moved to the right and that's why the Reagan Democrats jumped ship.