1. These debates about "real conservatives" have same problem of essentialism as issues of real Christians, Muslims, socialists, etc
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@HeerJeet F. A. Hayek has a GREAT essay on this, about how conservatism is the LACK OF an ideology.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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9. If see conservatism as shifting discourse of resentment in defence of privilege, we can understand why Trumpism flourishes on the right
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10. The privilege Trump is defending is particular one: the white privilege displaced by changing demographics & social norms (PC)
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@HeerJeet That argument was simplistic and reductive from Corey Robin and it's no better coming from you. -
@DouthatNYT It leaves out a lot of the richness of conservative thought but gets at how conservatism functions politically. Useful for Trump
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@HeerJeet I don’t think@CoreyRobin would be so bold but I think his The Reactionary Mind is case closed on how and why this worksThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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