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Caliman73

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6. Consider their political ideology. This isn't simply personal. It is a worldview.
Fri Jun 30, 2023, 04:28 PM
Jun 2023

I keep saying this. We need to understand that Conservatism is the DIRECT descendant of the belief system that supported Absolute Monarchy and Aristocracy. They HAD to do away with kings and queens because hereditary monarchs were having their heads chopped off.

They moved to Capitalism and the "Marketplace" to determine who should rule and who was worthy. As they were already wealthy, it didn't bother them losing the hereditary aspect as long as the structure remained the same and they were still on top. Capitalism was even better because it gives the illusion of social mobility AND the illusion of meritocracy.

"Anyone can become wealthy" even though all the research shows otherwise. "If you are rich, it is because you deserve it" again, even though all the research shows otherwise.

Capitalism is MUCH easier to spin and sell than "God gave me devine right to rule..."

Conservatives have pretty much the same worldview as the monarchs and aristocracy of old, with some tweeks.

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