He also used other pronouns.
He’s pointing out that conservatism as an ideology is only about preserving ones status in relation to others by systematic oppression.
It’s pretty rich for you to act like you’re correcting me when you’re wrong in your face.
But, like Lincoln’s speech shows, conservatism lies about what it really is: reactionary bullshit. Hey, just like you’re doing now!
I am not wrong. Only you read it incorrectly.
Lincoln was a conservative Republican. The Republican Party was formed as an anti-slavery party. It replaced the whigs. Lincoln was a conservative Whig before joining the Republican Party.
Here is a whole breakdown on the topic.
So you’re saying that Lincoln was wrong when he said slavers identified as Conservatives?
Wow, we’re so lucky to have such an intellectual giant on Lemmy!
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amerika@annihilation.social 1 month ago
Lincoln was a radical closer to Marx than the founders.