That’s exactly what it is. In the free marketplace of ideas, conservatism was gradually shut out because of its refusal to adapt to changing times. A populace e

That’s exactly what it is. In the free marketplace of ideas, conservatism was gradually shut out because of its refusal to adapt to changing times. A populace embraces conservative values in generally two scenarios: a golden era that they don’t wish to see end and is dependent upon certain ideals, or a populist movement during a downturn or empirical collapse where a certain segment of the population seeks scapegoats instead of reform. Especially given the origins of the internet and the bulk of folks who maintain or create for it, conservative values were always the extreme minority. Rather than reform or improve their ideology and platform, they seek forced acceptance and indoctrination along with the exclusion or elimination of their perceived enemies. So yes, they’re using a form of coerced “DEI” to ensure their viewpoints are forcibly represented to a populace that has consistently told them to fuck off, but only for the narrative of DEI as a means of institutional harm against white conservatives.