>Conservatism tries to maintain the existing structures of society Only in a loose, meaningless sense of the word that doesn't really tie to most conservatives

>Conservatism tries to maintain the existing structures of society Only in a loose, meaningless sense of the word that doesn't really tie to most conservatives in the US. Many conservatives in the US want to change structures of society, particularly WRT how much the government is involved. >these structures are racially determined - it is just part of the history of the country Not really. A poor white immigrant is just as disadvantaged by current laws as a poor black immigrant. Money is the #1 indicator of how hard you are going to have it in the US. >Therefore, conservative policies will tend to maintain racial discrimination No, they will tend to discriminate against low-income people. A larger portion of black people are low-income so people who are into identity-politics will intentionally confuse this and claim the policy is designed to hurt black people.