Thinking about the many, many conservatives who thought Starship Troopers was a good, fun romp about killing evil aliens, think we're supposed to agree with the racist rants in the Sopranos, consider Gordon Gekko a role model, etc.

  • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    By conservative workers I don't mean someone necessarily possessing a coherent worldview or economic framework, but rather, an everyday person who aesthetically presents as conservative in regards to their consumer habits and media preference, since that's about as far as most people go with their political ideology here. Yes, someone with some kind of working class individual with a structured right wing outlook is rare. Having a structured outlook is rare in general.

    You also bring up a good point about the petite bourgeoisie. Working class conservative folk often identify their own interests as that of the petite bourgeoisie, hence their frequent vocal admiration of small businesses. (just the owners of small businesses though)

    • duderium [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      an everyday person who aesthetically presents as conservative in regards to their consumer habits and media preference, since that’s about as far as most people go with their political ideology here. Yes, someone with some kind of working class individual with a structured right wing outlook is rare. Having a structured outlook is rare in general.

      Good insight. To be an incoherent normie (an aesthetic conservative) basically upholds white supremacy, capitalism, imperialism, etc.