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. —Frank Wilhoit
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This goes quite nicely with the post where I learned about Oppositional Defiant Disorder.
Was that post related to politics? I find sovereign citizens fascinating.
Indeed, it was a post over on kbin titled “Nearly a quarter of Republicans say classified docs charges make them more likely to support Trump: poll” https://kbin.social/m/politics/t/160848
Yep, republicans hate Americans and want to control every aspect of our lives. They hate freedom, whenever they see anyone expressing their liberty in a way they themselves wouldn’t they want to ban it.
Wow, you guys need to touch some grass
Funny you mention touching grass. Michael Parenti dedicates an entire chapter about how marijuana was used by Nixon to galvanize white moderates against the hippies during the Vietnam War in “Blackshirts and Reds.” You can even read it outside… on the grass.
No, it isn't.
In your opinion, what is it then?
Heh, see, the user you replied to is doing the thing. A rational and logical argument that leads you towards a specific conclusion. That sounds a lot like being told what to do. Their response was essentially “you can’t tell me what to do”.
My journey into trying to understand the conservative ideology began after Trump. I wanted to know what makes them tick. After exploring, I settled on Religion/Racism. But something wasn’t right. Which led me to authoritarianism and hierarchy. That was it. But why preserve hierarchy? Which led me to social dynamics and capitalism. What baffles me is that most are unaware that this is what they are preserving.
I had a similar journey, around the same time. As an engineer, I tried to evaluate the situation in the same way that I’d analyze a system failure - that is, by conducting a “5 whys” (otherwise known as an RCA) in an attempt to drill down to the true root cause. I came to the exact same conclusions, along pretty much the same lines of investigation and research.
Fascinating. Good to know I’m not the only one. I try to tell others about it, but they make me feel like a leper.
What thing? I didn't put nearly as much thought into my comment as you think I did.
That much is patently obvious
ok