• kescusay@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Not half. Never forget that the insane, reactionary conservatives are a minority in this country. They’re just extremely loud.

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      They’re a solid 30%. Which means they’re life or death for their party. Which means they get their way. They’re as influential as any other group, or even more successful than others with similar numbers. I don’t see how we can just wave that away as “they’re a minority.”

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      2 years ago

      Half the people who vote. Technically the others don’t matter to the system.

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      2 years ago

      Why you call insane right-wing reformists conservatives?

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          2 years ago

          When someone wants turn your country into shithole that iy is they are reformists. Reformists and conservatives aren’t good and bad. In some countries (15-ish former republics) conservatives are left-wing.

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            The conservative movement traces directly back to royalists following the French revolution. They looked at the same world as Marx and decided to go the exact opposite way. Ultimately, conservatives are feudalistic.