• BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        I’m just curious, where in the realm of conservatism is their views acceptable and not acceptable? I’m not confused but many people seem to give neo-liberals a free pass when that’s the ideology of Thatcher and Reagan. Becoming mainstream in the Democrat party while the Republican party tilted further into conservatism, especially after Gingrich said essentially no more compromise with Democrats.

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              When it’s trying to conserve something good. For example, I’m learning the local Indigenous language because when it comes to Indigenous issues, I’m a conservative. I believe in preserving traditional culture. Language is part of that, I want to help keep the language alive. Earlier this week I learned how to perform a ceremony to talk to the Rainbow Serpent. And I’m a proponent of land back.

              All of that is conservatism and it’s good.

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                Conservation, that’s what you’re looking at. That’s not conservatism, conservatism is a political ideology that is about free markets and maintaining power structures that are have been or are in place. Of a ruling class over the working class to put it succinctly. There’s more to it than that and I REALLY recommend you read up on what conservatism really is and what neo-liberalism really is.

                Conservationism does not equal to conservatism. It’s sounds like you’re confounding the two to be equal or part of one another and that’s not the case. You can be a conservationist and most political ideologies.

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                  I believe in traditional cultural values such as respecting Elders, the Indigenous family structure, trans inclusivity, and a reciprocal relationship with the spirits. I want to go back to the good old days and take our modern technology (but not AI, fuck AI) back to the past with us. I want to make Australia great again.

                  All of this newfangled capitalism, wage labour, homophobia, misogyny, I hate it. We’ve got to go back to traditional family values.

                  Come on, doesn’t that sound at least a little conservative?

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                    No, it doesn’t. Again, READ UP ON WHAT MODERN DAY CONSERVATISM IS.

                    Family values isn’t conservatism, that’s just being a decent human being. Edit: Unless that’s one where the male figure head holds all the power and such then that’s conservative. If it’s egalitarian then no, that’s not.

                    Being against bigotry is denial there’s a hierarchy and out groups the law binds but does not protect.

                    Being anti-capitalist is certainly NOT conservatism.

                    Again, read on it, you’re misinformed.