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You're not a conservative. You're either a classical liberal or a libertarian. Conservative means preserving the status quo at all costs. The rich in America do
by cannonedhamster 9y ago
You're not a conservative. You're either a classical liberal or a libertarian. Conservative means preserving the status quo at all costs. The rich in America do not desire equal opportunity, if they did, they wouldn't support anything short of a 100% tax on inheritance (I know that's unreasonable) and an inability to start life in debt. It's not reasonable to think that the rich should give up all their money, nor is it reasonable to think that our current system is in any way fair. Capitalism is highly biased towards those with wealth staying in wealth. It's why even though there are a lot of very well paid coders, there aren't that many people who are making it from coding to the top 10% of the income pool. It's hard for even the best and brightest to break through.
- RightMillennial 9y agoNo, he's describing conservatism (at least the U.S. variation) which is largely classical liberalism. It does not mean "preserving the status quo at all costs".
- dragonwriter 9y ago> No, he's describing conservatism (at least the U.S. variation) which is largely classical liberalism. US conservatism is not classical liberalism. It's classical conservatism in the context where the the established elites are the products of capitalist politico-economic systems rather than pre-capitalist ones. Like classical conservatism, and unlike classical liberalism, it rejects secular rationality and empiricism and relies on appeals to nationalism, ancient religious tradition, and authority figures to protect the interests of the established elites.