"Conservatives support left wing economic policies"
Social democratic ones. Try to criticize small businesses, maybe suggest abolishing money and the market. Odds are, you might get a "sounds nice, but doesn't work" - reforming capitalism being seen as preferable, more realistic - and for that they see nationalistic policies as preferable, just as liberals would prefer other nationalistic policies, such as for example immigration to get cheap labor for the sake of competitiveness.
The dominant ideas being those of the ruling class.
When they feel they are getting screwed over, conservative proles WILL join unions, go out on the street and even revolutions. However, at the current time, they side with capital, because they believe that a better capital is the only way to improve their own lives - a false consciousness, if you will. Plus moral notions from religion, liberalism and its education, etc. - virtues like hard work and no complaining or the proper way a society should be run.
"Conservatives support left wing economic policies"
Social democratic ones. Try to criticize small businesses, maybe suggest abolishing money and the market. Odds are, you might get a "sounds nice, but doesn't work" - reforming capitalism being seen as preferable, more realistic - and for that they see nationalistic policies as preferable, just as liberals would prefer other nationalistic policies, such as for example immigration to get cheap labor for the sake of competitiveness.
The dominant ideas being those of the ruling class.
When they feel they are getting screwed over, conservative proles WILL join unions, go out on the street and even revolutions. However, at the current time, they side with capital, because they believe that a better capital is the only way to improve their own lives - a false consciousness, if you will. Plus moral notions from religion, liberalism and its education, etc. - virtues like hard work and no complaining or the proper way a society should be run.