But they don't know it.

They hate the idea of a company deciding to not publish a book because that book doesn't sell and hurts their brand image

They hate the idea of a company requiring their employees to be vaccinated even though they also hate unions and are in favor of "At-Will Employment" laws which basically allow companies to hire and fire for any reason.

They hate that small towns are being de-populated because their children have realized that the best way to get a decent job is to go to the cities.

They hate the fact that small/ local businesses are being swallowed up by huge corporations.

They hate the fact that people are choosing to have kids later and later in life because of how expensive it is to live.

The American social conservatives actually hate capitalism more than almost any other large demographic in America, but because they don't have material analysis, they don't realize that Capitalism either creates or directly contributes to many of the aspects of American life which they despise.

  • TheaJo [she/her,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Lmao as someone who grew up in a super conservative environment this could not be farther from the truth

    • J_Edbear_Hoover [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah, they hate the taxes on their jet ski dealership and the fact they have to pay their employees minimum wage and offer them healthcare. This dumb ass romantic notion of the "American Conservative" as some rustic former coal miner or factory worker is stupid.

      • Bedulge [he/him]
        hexagon
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        4 years ago

        What I'm saying here is not at all a "romantic notion" I grew up in rural trump country. I know exactly how they think and what they believe because I heard it every day for the first 20 years of my life, and I still hear it every time I go back home to visit them and I see it when I open up Facebook.

        • J_Edbear_Hoover [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          The "conservatives" I know all live in McMansions in the suburbs and worship people like Joel Osteen.