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Wilhoit's Law applies.
by cratermoon 2y ago
Wilhoit's Law applies.
- treetalker 2y ago“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.” I had heard this before but didn't know it by name. According to Slate (https://slate.com/business/2022/06/wilhoits-law-conservatives-frank-wilhoit.html https://slate.com/business/2022/06/wilhoits-law-conservative...) Frank Wilhoit is an Ohioan classical-music composer and first expressed the statement in a 2018 blog comment.
- deepfriedchokes 2y agoWilhoit is essentially claiming conservatives are all narcissist, which I don’t think is the case. “Rules for thee, but not for me.” People with NPD have a sense of entitlement, which is a result of the in-group/out-group framework of themselves and others that their minds create to hide their damaged sense of self worth. Wilhoit is kind of participating in the same in-group/out-group behavior, intellectually, by dismissing conservatism as just a bunch of narcissists, which itself is a very narcissistic thing to do.
- acdha 2y agoHe didn’t claim that they’re narcissists so it’s weird to criticize him for your misunderstanding. His observation is simply that there is a notable difference between condoned in-group and out-group behaviour, and that’s well established enough at this point.
- deepfriedchokes 2y agoMy point was the behavior he is describing is consistent with narcissistic personality disorder, so he’s calling them that in all but name.
- acdha 2y agoThe behaviour he described is not unique to narcissists.
- cratermoon 2y agoNotably, Wilhoit did not say "conservatives", he said "conservativism". His observation describes a philosophy in the abstract, and does not attribute motivation or intent to individuals.