• nfh@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Conservatism is about favoring tradition and supporting the status quo. Going this wild about a common grammatical construct because it reminds you of people you hate for existing isn’t conservative, it’s something far worse.

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      Conservatism is about favoring tradition and supporting the status quo.

      No, that’s a lie conservatives tell to make their ideology seem less abhorrent.

      What conservatism is actually about is perpetuating hierarchy.

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      One could argue that so called “traditions” they are holding so much dearly in their heart never was fully a thing and is just the product of past idealizations and marketing propaganda. “The perfect suburban american trad family” from the 60s is a construct made by marketing people to sell fridges, diamond and beautiful car.

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        “The perfect suburban american trad family” from the 60s

        Had one working parent and stay at home moms. But they don’t give a single fuck about that part of it, do they?

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            “Nobody paid that. They just reinvested in their company [and their employees and reputation] instead.”

            No shit. Sounds great. Let’s do that.

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              The world is honestly too far into the crumbles for it to work like that anymore, they would just use circuitous accounting to funnel it into bunkers, militarized yachts, private armies, and extra planetary fever dreams.

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                Can’t just give up though. It’s one step towards making things better.

                We don’t have to solve it all at once.