“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
Laws about child abuse apply to their enemies, not themselves. Their north star is oppression, not rule of law.
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
Let’s say what it really is: The in-groups are the rich, who can afford the lawyers, corruption, bribery to make the law protect them, and use those same tools to keep it from binding them. The out-groups are everybody else, who cannot afford those same tools.
Once we simplify the equation on both sides, we get:
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition: To protect the rich and fuck over the poor."
That doesn’t explain why poor people are conservatives.
“If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”
It’s about oppression. The rich benefit the most from conservatism. But the politics very much benefit those who wish to oppress.
That doesn’t explain why poor people are conservatives.
Because poor conservatives are trained to enjoy being fucked over. They believe in the “faith” of their party, as long as they get to “stick it to the libs”.
The poor conservatives do not benefit from any of this, even when they do oppress. We’re seeing this firsthand right now.
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
Laws about child abuse apply to their enemies, not themselves. Their north star is oppression, not rule of law.
Let’s say what it really is: The in-groups are the rich, who can afford the lawyers, corruption, bribery to make the law protect them, and use those same tools to keep it from binding them. The out-groups are everybody else, who cannot afford those same tools.
Once we simplify the equation on both sides, we get:
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition: To protect the rich and fuck over the poor."
That’s it. That’s all that matters.
That doesn’t explain why poor people are conservatives.
It’s about oppression. The rich benefit the most from conservatism. But the politics very much benefit those who wish to oppress.
Because poor conservatives are trained to enjoy being fucked over. They believe in the “faith” of their party, as long as they get to “stick it to the libs”.
The poor conservatives do not benefit from any of this, even when they do oppress. We’re seeing this firsthand right now.