Hundreds of conservative operatives outlined a plan that Donald Trump, or any Republican, could use to purge climate action from the federal government.
Sure they do - they want to conserve the social hierarchy. They want social classes, and nobles/a pyramid of individuals in charge, and they get sold the lie that this is the natural order and that they won’t be at the bottom
Liberals push for a system that will handle all people and situations under the same rules, which sounds like equality (but isn’t necessarily).
The right is preservation of the status quo, while the left seeks to change things.
This is far from the only sets of axises, and you can apply it to any specific area, such as economics, personal rights, foreign policy, etc
And that’s why the 2 party system is terrible - neoliberals are liberal right, our conservatives are increasingly conservative. Both sides seek to keep the status quo and support increasing financial inequality, but make a big production over the fight for our personal rights.
Ancaps and minarchists are right-wing, but not for any status quo. Both are usually more liberal in terms of personal rights and economics than most left-wingers. Also usually just as pacifist, if that’s what you mean by foreign policy.
(Literal fascists would also like to see certain radical changes, though in their mythology these would be called the return to good old order of things.)
And that’s why the 2 party system is terrible
It’s terrible because it neuters any kind of real political diversity. Ideas converge into two bland parties, intended to be as similar in actual policy as possible so to not lose the competition for the general mass of voters.
Sure they do - they want to conserve the social hierarchy. They want social classes, and nobles/a pyramid of individuals in charge, and they get sold the lie that this is the natural order and that they won’t be at the bottom
Liberals push for a system that will handle all people and situations under the same rules, which sounds like equality (but isn’t necessarily).
The right is preservation of the status quo, while the left seeks to change things.
This is far from the only sets of axises, and you can apply it to any specific area, such as economics, personal rights, foreign policy, etc
And that’s why the 2 party system is terrible - neoliberals are liberal right, our conservatives are increasingly conservative. Both sides seek to keep the status quo and support increasing financial inequality, but make a big production over the fight for our personal rights.
Ancaps and minarchists are right-wing, but not for any status quo. Both are usually more liberal in terms of personal rights and economics than most left-wingers. Also usually just as pacifist, if that’s what you mean by foreign policy.
(Literal fascists would also like to see certain radical changes, though in their mythology these would be called the return to good old order of things.)
It’s terrible because it neuters any kind of real political diversity. Ideas converge into two bland parties, intended to be as similar in actual policy as possible so to not lose the competition for the general mass of voters.