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Well from the conservative perspective, it does
They'd no longer have the "right" to discriminate at random
They'd no longer have the "right" to force their religion down everyone's throat
They'd no longer have a the "right" to behave like a complete dick
I mean, they stand to lose a lot, y'know
This is it right here.
Though of course they don't think this way.
Conservatives want to oppress. They believe everyone is equal until it interferes with their desire to oppress others. They would rather suffer themselves then lose the ability to be openly racist.
I don't think it's that simple. I don't think that most conservatives want to do that, per se, they don't have the desire to oppress others.
But as far as I can remember from a YouTube series from some years ago, the conservative world view is a very hierarchical one in which everyone has their place. So to conserve the "natural order" some people (especially that pesky lower class, or the homeless, or those LGBT+ people, or women... Take your pick) need to be kept in check.
Oppression is a means to do that. It's a tool, and it's useful to get people in line, and to restore that kind of order gives a feeling of superiority and satisfaction in a "everything is back in its place" kind of way.
So yes, if that's their mindset, I also agree that they truly believe that they're having their rights taken away, i. e. their right to preserve the hierarchy.
Needless hierarchy is just an excuse to oppress.
Yeah, I guess that's pretty much what I was trying to get across, thanks.
So it is that simple. You went on a word salad just to conclude that it is that simple.
That wouldn't be my conclusion, no.
But, well, I may have "gone on a word salad", if you say so. It made sense to me.
I don't understand the aggressiveness, though.
Is the video series you're thinking of the Alt-Right Playbook, by Innuendo Studios? Because that was something that really helped me to understand how conservatives think — I hadn't realised just how central "zero-sum thinking" is to their ideology
I believe the series you are references is The Alt-Right Playbook series by Innuendo Studios. Fantastic series that i recommend everyone watch
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJA_jUddXvY7v0VkYRbANnTnzkA_HMFtQ
That's the one, thank you!