There’s nothing like elite, mediocre columnists and public “intellectuals” pretending like conservatism was some kind of noble pursuit and completely covering up the racism, patriarchy, elitism, and wild-eyed conspiracy theories that have been a bedrock since the very start.
And every single one of these WASP-y elites cite Edmund Burke and a flowery philosophical tradition as antithetical to QAnon and the Big Lie while neglecting to talk about how Burke’s philosophy depended on a belief the French Revolution was a Jewish/Illuminati plot.
The truth is that conservatism as a philosophy is rife with conspiracy theories and authoritarianism because it is concerned with one thing: maintaining of power by a small group of white, male elites by peddling fear to keep control.
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Trumpism and QAnon and this authoritarian movement we’re dealing with are all firmly in the conservative tradition and have gained purchase as elites used fearmongering and racism and conspiracy theories to win elections, destroy government, and ramp down progress.
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