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> Seems they really want to revert everything that made the US a world leader. Conservatives takes different names in different places. Calling the spade a spa
by penguin_booze 1y ago
> Seems they really want to revert everything that made the US a world leader.
Conservatives takes different names in different places. Calling the spade a spade, a more truthful name is 'Reggressives', no matter what the colour on the banner is. The signatures of regressivism is , among others, the yearning for the past, to bring back the old ways of life, the predisposition for worship (idolatry)--be that of imaginary creatures or very wealthy people.
Some of us would find it really hard to imagine why some others would say, "yes please, more oil. I really would love to inhale more toxic fumes". Yet, such people exist. I can't explain why.
- hshdhdhj4444 1y agoI think it’s a stretch to call the current crop of Republican leaders conservatives. They’re radical reactionaries at best.
- ethbr1 1y agoI’d argue the current crop of Republican leaders are radical populists (for conservative voters). While many of their asks mirror traditional Republican social positions, they’re responsive to an economically disadvantaged class in the Republican Party that’s historically been ignored. And while there’s certainly a lot of backroom dealing to favor business interests, I think it’d be hard to argue that the poor Republican voter has had this much power in the party… ever. (See things like immigration policy, which agribusiness is scared shitless of) The previous Republican bargain was ‘We say we love god and guns, but let business get on with business, and we’re never going to harm the latter for the former.’