When I was growing up, the difference between the American left and right was understood like this (at least by me):
Left: We’re all in this together, and we should work together to make sure everyone is okay
Right: Rugged individualism and healthy competition
And the push-pull between those two made for a good balance
In my adult life, I am aware that that was never really true. The American Right has always wanted to restrict individual liberties, and implement a caste system, going all the way back to 1776.
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When I was growing up, the difference between the American left and right was understood like this (at least by me):
In my adult life, I am aware that that was never really true. The American Right has always wanted to restrict individual liberties, and implement a caste system, going all the way back to 1776.
If the way things are is cruel and unjust, then what is it to fight to maintain that state of things?
Outside of a utopia, “keep things as they are” is unlikely to be the highest of moral grounds.
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fascism is a reactionary position against radical change and conservativism is a strain of that
Conservativism predates fascism by 100-200 years, does it not?
yes, and?
And so they are implying the hierarchy of your categories is reversed.