@alphanerd4M to US Authoritarianism • 6 months agoConservatism is Brain Damageimagemessage-square170arrow-up1922arrow-down129cross-posted to: politicalmemes
arrow-up1893arrow-down1imageConservatism is Brain Damage@alphanerd4M to US Authoritarianism • 6 months agomessage-square170cross-posted to: politicalmemes
minus-square@ThatWeirdGuy1001link72•6 months 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•6 months agoRich people *get even richer and poor people *become even more poor.
minus-square@RememberTheApollo_link11•6 months 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.”
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