Thus, conservatism and neoliberalism are, in reality, the radical agenda…

  • grue@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Conservatism isn’t what you think it is. Conservatism is, and always has been, about establishing and maintaining social/power/wealth hierarchies and inequity. It only happens to correlate with “prevent[ing] a radical change” to the status quo only to the extent that the status quo has historically been hierarchical and inequitable.

    Conservatism and conservationism might share a Latin root, but that’s where the similarity ends.

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      No conservativism is about using government power conservatively. It’s about only using the government when it’s absolutely necessary to do so.