I find myself confused by some American conservatives. Whether they see their government as something to be respected or resisted.
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Im less familiar with their thinking but seems to come down to whether they're rationalising limiting the 1st amendment or defending the 2nd
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Obv, it depends who's in power but thinking of 'government' as an institution. Authority to be respected or necessary evil to be minimised?
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What is patriotism? Loyalty to the land, the people, the institutions, the idea of the nation?
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For American conservatives, it's loyalty to status quo. Or to a past status quo that they idealize but that never really existed.
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Wrong. American conservatism is about loyalty to the Constitution and limiting the government.
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The premodern element among you is a little nuts tho.
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