Ricky Mondelloi find the in-universe explanation for conservatism to be completely unsatisfying
Jamie Blumberg@rmondello Nostalgia is a toxic impulse, and what is conservatism if not nostalgia as a political ideaology?
kaoudis@jamie_blumberg @rmondello the most interesting thing about nostalgia is even when it’s well-intentioned (vs, well, *that*) it gets important details wrong, or relies on only one or a few interpretations of whatever the nostalgic thing is
Andrew Laurence@rmondello The fundamentals tend to be:
Belief of a ranking within humanity
That the ranking is a zero-sum game
That the law protects Some and binds Others, and the converse.
Most else flows down from there.
Tim Chambers@atlauren @rmondello That I think is perceptive.
Mister Dave@rmondello you mean in our universe?
Debbie Goldsmith 🏳️⚧️♾️🇺🇦@rmondello I've never found that conservatism required any more explanation than Wilhoit's Law.