It’s a cyclical thing. Back in the 90’s it was the Howard Stern conservatives who thought the libs were coming for their cigarettes, high flow toilets and in-ground pools and ruin their vibe. The rugged individualism facade that American conservatism puts on is really good at convincing those types that conservatism is the party time ideology that wants to deregulate their treats. It continues until the cultural conservatives gain the upper hand and then they realize again, oh these people want to control others.
Like a perpetual game of peekaboo with a toddler that hasn't developed object permanence, every other decade or so centrists and liberals forget that conservatives are really just fascists in everything but name.
![[CW: Misogyny, gross AI image] Even when they do get a game with a big butt in it, these guys can't just be happy about it](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/b2d2a6bb-6716-4e66-82d4-1ad5fbfcf494.jpeg){kind=link}
It’s a cyclical thing. Back in the 90’s it was the Howard Stern conservatives who thought the libs were coming for their cigarettes, high flow toilets and in-ground pools and ruin their vibe. The rugged individualism facade that American conservatism puts on is really good at convincing those types that conservatism is the party time ideology that wants to deregulate their treats. It continues until the cultural conservatives gain the upper hand and then they realize again, oh these people want to control others.
Like a perpetual game of peekaboo with a toddler that hasn't developed object permanence, every other decade or so centrists and liberals forget that conservatives are really just fascists in everything but name.