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New gender gap (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Many men can barely afford to live, let alone even think of the joys of previous generations such as home ownership, having a family, or travelling.

this is true

Conservatism grows when people are struggling.

also true

Meanwhile the news is full of victory after victory for women, so of course they’re going to support the status quo more.

I don't get this argument. "Supporting the status quo" is literally what conservatism is about, no?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

“Supporting the status quo” is literally what conservatism is about, no?

Not when it attempts to violently overthrow the government, no. Liberal=change and Conservative=preserve status quo is outdated and no longer true in most cases/places. e.g. some say that Brexit was quite a "change" for the UK? But in any case it was most definitely not preserving the present status quo.

Mostly conservatism tries to recreate things from ~30 years ago as a nostalgic and optimistic hope that returning to the past will help overcome the current badness, e.g. as a method of combating inflation.

Except on top of it all is the difference between what is said vs. done, e.g. to return to the past economic success in the USA we'd have to increase the top marginal tax rate to 90%, but instead conservatives lowered taxes on the wealthy still further. "Conservatism" is often only the line that the ~~car salesmen~~ politicians sell, same as "Liberalism", for someone to get themselves into power.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I view conservatism more as trying to relive the past. A rose tinted one, that seems appealing to people unhappy with today.