Five@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoTrump Supporters Issue Threats of Violence Online After Guilty Verdicttruthout.orgexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down110
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minus-squareSwingingTheLamplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 months agoNot kidding, at least 7 of these bullet points sound “wacko extreme-left” by the standards of American politics. The modern conservative version is: Party over principle Government exists to protect the prerogatives of the people at the top of the hierarchy No dissent allowed The vote must be restricted to people who vote as we like Christianity is the basis of government Government control over the most fundamental of opinions, like about one’s own personal identity The well-regulated militia clause is moot, the right to arms is absolute SCOTUS can make profound changes at will, even to the Constitution itself The above is what most people think when they hear “conservative” these days.
minus-squarehddsx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoYou don’t have to be Republican to be conservative
minus-squareSwingingTheLamplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoTrue, but if you call yourself conservative while espousing views that society at large views as somewhat left-wing, you’ll constantly need to explain yourself.
Not kidding, at least 7 of these bullet points sound “wacko extreme-left” by the standards of American politics. The modern conservative version is:
Party over principle
Government exists to protect the prerogatives of the people at the top of the hierarchy
No dissent allowed
The vote must be restricted to people who vote as we like
Christianity is the basis of government
Government control over the most fundamental of opinions, like about one’s own personal identity
The well-regulated militia clause is moot, the right to arms is absolute
SCOTUS can make profound changes at will, even to the Constitution itself
The above is what most people think when they hear “conservative” these days.
You don’t have to be Republican to be conservative
True, but if you call yourself conservative while espousing views that society at large views as somewhat left-wing, you’ll constantly need to explain yourself.