alphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 26 days agoConservatism is Brain Damagelemmy.worldimagemessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up1914arrow-down128cross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up1886arrow-down1imageConservatism is Brain Damagelemmy.worldalphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 26 days agomessage-square170fedilinkcross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up73arrow-down1·26 days agoBecause by “conserve” they mean conserve the status quo. Rich people stay rich poor people stay poor and anyone who tries to change that is a commie.
minus-squarestebo02@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·26 days agoRich people *get even richer and poor people *become even more poor.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·26 days agoThe status quo can include trends, it doesn’t necessarily mean a static state. “If the status quo is me getting [richer, more powerful, more control], then that’s the one I want.”
minus-squarestormeuh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·26 days agoI.e. conservation of momentum not velocity
Because by “conserve” they mean conserve the status quo.
Rich people stay rich poor people stay poor and anyone who tries to change that is a commie.
Rich people *get even richer and poor people *become even more poor.
The status quo can include trends, it doesn’t necessarily mean a static state. “If the status quo is me getting [richer, more powerful, more control], then that’s the one I want.”
I.e. conservation of momentum not velocity