“I just want the government to TAKE money from people I hate, knowing nothing about them! I don’t care where the government GIVES that money!”
“But bonus points if the government gives that money to a billionaire, or corporation.”
Conservative doesn’t mean wanting lower taxes. It means the other thing. The lower taxes thing was always about the other thing anyway.
“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.”
If conservatives become convinced they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.
These two quotes sit pinned in my phone clipboard. They are used with regular frequency.
I can’t quite put my finger on how but, compared to last year, I feel like the content here has been much more relatable lately.
Mod was removed/acct deleted and the sub had no mod, so people started shitposting. New mod was appointed recently
Yep, that was the joke.
Th bulk of people on here have no concept of what conservative is because they can’t name any group on the political right who disagree with conservatives. They can’t list any views of people on the political right who are against conservatism.
