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I disagree with the GP's predictable refrain that conservatism is naturally more financially 'smart', but I also find your characterization of conservatism a li

by jrajav 3y ago

I disagree with the GP's predictable refrain that conservatism is naturally more financially 'smart', but I also find your characterization of conservatism a little bizarre. More to the point, it's ironic that both GP and yourself are making partisan stabs when the article's main point is that the success of this movement might stem from its marked nonpartisanship.

fallingfrog 3y ago
Apologies, it’s not really my intention to make partisan stabs.. as far as I can tell, and both my parents are conservative evangelicals, this desire for safety and familiarity is the driving force behind conservatism. The idea being that there’s an order to the world, and it’s divine, and everyone has a place and a role, and so on. Start from understanding how it feels to have absolute certainty in a simple, familiar world and you can explain 99% of conservative behavior. It’s not an attack, it’s just my personal observation of how religious conservatives think.