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minus-squareRevan343linkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down1·3 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-up2·3 months agoThe status quo is white supremacy, patriarchy, gender norms, and capitalism. That is what they are conserving. Those are the traditions.
minus-squarekora@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoAnd the preservative is done through fear.
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.
And the preservative is done through fear.