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minus-squareSGforcelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 hours agoIn liberal democracy, the status quo is liberalism. Conservatism was to conserve the monarchy and aristocracy.
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 hours agoThere is a difference between historical conservatism and what it has become. Even setting that aside, there is much daylight between what a movement will profess and what it will ultimately produce.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·34 minutes agoNo, there really isn’t. True conservatism is an unbroken line from royalists, to confederates, to nazis, to Trump. It’s the allegedly small government, pro-freedom “conservatives” – i.e. self-deluded liberals who mislabeled themselves – who were the aberration.
In liberal democracy, the status quo is liberalism. Conservatism was to conserve the monarchy and aristocracy.
There is a difference between historical conservatism and what it has become. Even setting that aside, there is much daylight between what a movement will profess and what it will ultimately produce.
No, there really isn’t. True conservatism is an unbroken line from royalists, to confederates, to nazis, to Trump.
It’s the allegedly small government, pro-freedom “conservatives” – i.e. self-deluded liberals who mislabeled themselves – who were the aberration.