The right gets quite mad when hierarchies right-wingers benefit from are threatened. This isn't just a reactionary impulse, but is deeply embedded in the history of right wing philosophical thought. If you want a deep dive into that, check out today's episode of my ReImagining Liberty podcast, with guest Matthew McManus, a political scientist at the University of Michigan. This was a fun—and worrying—conversation. https://www.aaronrosspowell.com/p/why-the-right-hates-equality-w-matthew#details
Why the Right Hates Equality (w/ Matthew McManus)
Listen now (54 min) | The right, as a philosophical project, has long sought to maintain the hierarchies equality threatens.