The "hypocrisy" is only hypocrisy if you think that conservatives believe that all citizens should be treated equally. They do not, never have, and never will.

The "hypocrisy" is only hypocrisy if you think that conservatives believe that all citizens should be treated equally. They do not, never have, and never will. Composer Frank Wilhoit's observation keeps coming up because it explains literally everything: Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect. They want the law to protect conservative speech, but not bind it. They want the law to bind moderate and liberal speech, but not protect it.