• Basic Glitch@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    3 days ago

    He claims to be, and maybe in his heart he truly believes he is, but liberalism at it’s core is supposed to be about equality and freedom.

    Conservativism, at its core is about hierarchy. Hierarchy requires control, and despite the people at the top always claiming to love social darwinism so much, when they inevitably start to lose their control, they will default to authoritarianism to keep others from reaching the top and dethroning them. They will then claim some bullshit about being lions amongst sheep, but in reality they’re just rationalizing being authoritarian dick heads.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 days ago

      Well whatever he is, it’s not “leftist” or even “progressive.”

      Seems like a neo-lib to me, but I’m not an expert on the guy.