Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agoPronouns bad!lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square194fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkPronouns bad!lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square194fedilink
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months ago At that point, conservatism loses its meaning. Conservatism hasn’t lost its meaning, conservatism just never meant what conservatives claimed it meant; it’s always been a façade. Conservatism is about conserving (and reinforcing) power structures; all talk about ‘tradition’ and ‘stability’/‘status-quo’ is wool over your eyes.
minus-squareNuclearDolphin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThe status quo is white supremacy, patriarchy, gender norms, and capitalism. That is what they are conserving. Those are the traditions.
Conservatism hasn’t lost its meaning, conservatism just never meant what conservatives claimed it meant; it’s always been a façade.
Conservatism is about conserving (and reinforcing) power structures; all talk about ‘tradition’ and ‘stability’/‘status-quo’ is wool over your eyes.
The status quo is white supremacy, patriarchy, gender norms, and capitalism. That is what they are conserving. Those are the traditions.