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Thus, conservatism and neoliberalism are, in reality, the radical agenda...

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[–] [email protected] 90 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Conservatism isn't what you think it is. Conservatism is, and always has been, about establishing and maintaining social/power/wealth hierarchies and inequity. It only happens to correlate with "prevent[ing] a radical change" to the status quo only to the extent that the status quo has historically been hierarchical and inequitable.

Conservatism and conservationism might share a Latin root, but that's where the similarity ends.

[–] MacroCyclo 3 points 6 months ago

Not necessarily true. In Canada the Conservative party led the way on conservation of the Commons before the green party even existed. Not anymore, obviously, but in the past, yes.

They were NIMBYs with farms, essentially.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

No conservativism is about using government power conservatively. It’s about only using the government when it’s absolutely necessary to do so.