Conservatives by definition are about hierarchy, privilege, and institutionalised bias in favour of some groups at the expense of other groups. https://kottke.

Conservatives by definition are about hierarchy, privilege, and institutionalised bias in favour of some groups at the expense of other groups. https://kottke.org/21/02/conservatism-and-who-the-law-protects https://kottke.org/21/02/conservatism-and-who-the-law-protec... You could argue that progressive mechanisms like affirmative action are just the same in reverse, and it's true that progressive politics in the US still has a conservative tinge. But there are differences. AA is seen as a temporary rebalancing measure, while conservative privilege is seen as the natural and divinely ordained order of things, for all eternity. It's essentially personal monarchy, as against anti-conservatism which is more layered and complex.