This is not mine or about me but it's a fascinating interview/dialog about an adult's evolving politics. I think it's so important to keep people you disagree with but care about in dialog, and this is of course just confirmation bias but I loved this video:
https://youtu.be/VjNQkZ-q13Y?si=e_LjGUgMGekQaEVq
#politics #philosophy #usa #conservativism

Irgendie habe ich das Gefühl, dass in meiner TL hier vermehrt Profile von Frauen auftauchen, die ein #tradwife Modell verbreiten.
Geht euch das auch so?
#mastodon #fediverse #conservativism

A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt

Too many who prate about saving democracy are really only interested in saving things as they were. Democracy should concern itself also with things as they should be.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
Radio Broadcast (1938-11-04), “The Election of Liberals”

Sourcing / notes: wist.info/roosevelt-franklin-d…

#quote #quotes #quotation #aspiration #conservativism #democracy #ideal #statusquo

A quotation from Roosevelt, Franklin Delano:

«
Too many who prate about saving democracy are really only interested in saving things as they were. Democracy should concern itself also with things as they should be.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/roosevelt-franklin-delano/74173/

#quote #quotes #quotation #aspiration #conservativism #democracy #ideal #statusquo

Profiles in cowardice. How the law and order, family values crowd embraced a serial rapist, traitor, seditionist, thief, and fraud-monger to satiate their desire for power; i.e., nihilists always become authoritarians.
#USpolitics #Trump #fascism #authoritarianism #conservativism #traitors
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/12/24/trump-critic-michael-dougherty-national-review/

The answer is "no" because liberals' ideals align far more with conservatives than they do communists.

#communism #conservativism #liberalism

In its purest form, conservatism encourages and promotes individual liberty and personal responsibility.
https://buff.ly/41zB1df

#LGBTQ #USPolitics #Conservativism #Project2025 #DonaldTrump

#Science #Conservatives #Conservativism #ScientificThinking: "So sometimes, science can triumph over conservativism. But it's far more common for conservativism to trump science. The most common form of this is "eisegesis," where someone looks at a "pile of data in order to find confirmation in it of what they already 'know' to be true." Think of those anti-mask weirdos who cling to three studies that "prove" masks don't work. Or the climate deniers who have 350 studies "proving" climate change isn't real. Eisegesis proves ivermectin works, that vaccinations are linked to autism, and that water fluoridation is a Communist plot. So long as you confine yourself to considering evidence that confirms your beliefs, you can prove anything.

Respecting norms is a good rule of thumb, but it's a lousy rule. The politicization of science starts with the right's intolerance for ambiguity – not Scientific American's Harris endorsement."

https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/23/eisegesis/#norm-breaking

Clyde Wilson’s “Jeffersonian Conservative Tradition” Revisited https://buff.ly/3My4A6a #politics #culture #conservativism #history

Here's the biggest problem I see right now with the #Democrats #election #strategy.

They are leaning into fear, and fear doesn't get people to move or #vote #left.

Fear is the weapon of the right. It is their tool, and making people fearful inherently makes them want to go into protection mode. That, in turn, attracts them toward #conservativism.

Fear will always push people #Right, even if the source of that fear is the right. It might push them to a slightly different Right, but it's definitely not moving them left. It's not a good way to motivate people already inclined toward the left.

The emotion that does push left is Anger. #Anger has the opposite effect. It deflates conservativism - even if the anger is directed at the left! It pushes people to seek justice, and pushes people left.

#Biden can't #campaign on fear, he has to campaign on rage. That emotional well is deep and untapped. There is so much to be angry about and it could all be laid at #Trump's feet.

The campaign can't be about fear of losing #democracy, it has to be anger at the #rights we've already lost.

Point out the #injustice to the black communities in America, to the rural communities in America. Point out the injustice of big tech, offshored jobs. Point out the injustice of a government controlled by the mega wealthy. Present yourself as the standard bearer and direct the anger and rage toward the #polls.

Poilievre's office silent on leader's Pride plans as other party leaders say they'll attend
Conservative Party says deputy leader attended an event earlier this month
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-pride-month-events-1.7250469

#Canada #conservativism #Pollievre

This is like a total non-surprise.

#Conservativism always means to have no binding rules for #power.

Be nice if you absolutely have to and be a monster whenever you can.

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@Savvyhomestead

Controlling women has been the cornerstone of #conservativism for hundreds of years.

Conservatives manifesting their own #mommyissues.

#SaveDemocracy #SaveHumanity

[W[hen leading American conservatives praised foreign autocrats such as Kaiser Wilhelm II, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Francisco Franco as their ideological comrades in arms. Until now, however, no modern president has lauded autocracy as a model for America.
#autocracy #authoritarianism #fascism #USpoli #Trumpism #history #conservativism #ForeignPolicy
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/opinion/trump-foreign-policy.html

Pierre Poilievre & Politics of Intimidation
Conservatives emboldening violent extremists & undermining democracy
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/05/10/Pierre-Poilievre-Politics-Intimidation

* began w. endorsement of Poilievre’s leadership by hate agitator Alex Jones
* followed by blockade appearance where Poilievre posed w. trailer adorned w. defaced Canadian flags & extremist Diagolon symbol
* politics of intimidation playing increasingly toxic role in Canadian politics

#Canada #hatred #populism #FarRight #conservativism #CultureWars #Poilievre

2SLGBTQIA+ Groups Plan Biggest Political Action in Decades to Combat Rising Hate in Canada
Rainbow Week of Action planned in cities across Canada
https://pressprogress.ca/2slgbtq-groups-are-planning-the-biggest-political-action-in-decades-to-combat-rising-hate-in-canada

* Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre started promoting anti-trans & anti-science policies ahead of next year’s federal election
* Queer members & self-proclaimed queer allies within Conservative party tow party line

#Canada #LGBT #hatred #populism #FarRight #conservativism #CultureWars #Poilievre #RainbowWeekOfAction

After this week, and the defeat of the immigration-Ukraine-Israel package, it’s hard to believe that anymore. Even if some parts of the bill survive, the party of Eisenhower, Reagan and McCain is just stone cold gone — and not only among House Republicans, but apparently among their Senate colleagues too.
#Republicans #GOP #Russians #traitors #USpoli #Trumpism #authoritarianism #Conservativism #nihilism
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/opinion/trump-republicans-immigration.html