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“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but
by burnoutgal 4y ago
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
The overton window in america is so far to the right that the prospect of charging rich people for breaking the law is unheard of.
- kodah 4y agoThis article is about Australia...
- dahfizz 4y agoTFA is about Australia, but go off...
- nness 4y agoI think the statement still holds true for Australia.
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- mwexler 4y agoJust to give a source to this quote: See https://kottke.org/21/02/conservatism-and-who-the-law-protects https://kottke.org/21/02/conservatism-and-who-the-law-protec... for a bit more context, as it's base is from Frank Wilhoit via this comment https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288 https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progre....
- ta4234 4y agoTo clarify without requiring link chasing: the quote is not from the political scientist Frank Wilhoit (1920-2010) but the musician Frank Wilhoit (https://www.broadheath.com https://www.broadheath.com).
- twoxproblematic 4y ago
- FabHK 4y agoCounterpoint from Jean-Baptiste Henri-Dominique Lacordaire: "Entre le fort et le faible, entre le riche et le pauvre, entre le maître et le serviteur, c’est la liberté qui opprime et la loi qui affranchit." ("Between the strong and the weak, between the rich and the poor, between the lord and the slave, it is freedom which oppresses and the law which sets free.") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Henri_Lacordaire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Henri_Lacordaire