"punto fermo" meaning in Italian

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          "text": "Era un vecchio trucco, mi dissi, il genere di gioco di prestigio retorico ormai divenuto ovunque un punto fermo degli opinionisti conservatori, a prescindere dal tema in questione: prendere il linguaggio un tempo utilizzato dai diseredati per descrivere un qualche male della società e ribaltarlo completamente.",
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