Republican congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana has been elected House speaker. Republicans eagerly voted to give Johnson the gavel on Wednesday. Johnson picked up an important nod of support ahead of the vote from Donald Trump.
There is no such thing. Conservatism is hierarchy as a theory-of-everything. It is reality as a team sport. Their stated goals are ad-hoc justifications. All that has ever mattered is ingroup loyalty in service to strict order with the righteous and powerful above the automatically incorrect poor.
And they think that’s all you’re doing, because they think that’s all there is.
There is no such thing. Conservatism is hierarchy as a theory-of-everything. It is reality as a team sport. Their stated goals are ad-hoc justifications. All that has ever mattered is ingroup loyalty in service to strict order with the righteous and powerful above the automatically incorrect poor.
And they think that’s all you’re doing, because they think that’s all there is.