Not a loss of rights, a loss of advantages. They want to keep them.
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Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Reactionary ideology is all about protecting privilege by demonizing marginalized people. They believe in zero-sum rights and privileges: in their view, expansion of rights for another group inherently means a loss of rights for them.
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shalafi@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Bingo. Conservatives believe that if someone outside their group is given anything, they lost that thing.
It’s stupid simple, zero-sum game theory is the only thing they believe in.
Lemmy: “It’s RACISM!”
No, it’s far simpler than that.
scarabic@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s also racism.