@alphanerd4 to US Authoritarianism • 8 months agoConservatism is Brain Damageimagemessage-square169arrow-up1923arrow-down129cross-posted to: politicalmemes
arrow-up1894arrow-down1imageConservatism is Brain Damage@alphanerd4 to US Authoritarianism • 8 months agomessage-square169cross-posted to: politicalmemes
minus-square@ThatWeirdGuy1001link72•8 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•8 months agoRich people *get even richer and poor people *become even more poor.
minus-square@RememberTheApollo_link11•8 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