alphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 1 month agoConservatism is Brain Damagelemmy.worldimagemessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up1913arrow-down129cross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up1884arrow-down1imageConservatism is Brain Damagelemmy.worldalphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square170fedilinkcross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up73arrow-down1·1 month 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-up19·1 month agoRich people *get even richer and poor people *become even more poor.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 month 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-up5·1 month 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