I think the scariest (and frankly saddest) thing I’ve learned over the past few years of watching MAGA and their kkkult in action is that at their core, they don’t believe in anything, with perhaps 2 exceptions, those exceptions possibly being gun ownership and abortion restrictions.
So let me define what I mean “believe in” here…I mean, principles, philosophies, etc. that extend beyond a political party. For example, do they believe in protecting children? I would vehemently argue that answer is no, for multiple reasons. First, they only believe in protecting fetuses, not children already alive. You would think a “protecting children” belief would extend to protecting them from being shot in school, or preventing them from acquiring preventable diseases like measles, or preventing them from starving by using the unlimited money the USA possesses to provide children one guaranteed free meal at school. None of those things are true. From a regulatory standpoint, they only seem to care to legally circumscribe abortion and birth control, which heavily implies that their concern is about how people have sex, not any inherent concern for “children.” Not only that, but they have been actively covering up for a child sex abuser in DJT and the offenders in their churches.
The second possibility is that they believe in gun ownership with virtually no limitations, but again, I don’t believe it. Only the Democratic party has made any overtures to limit gun ownership in any way, and they only suggested that we tighten the rules about owning terror weapons, and even though polling indicates there is wide support for this amongst all Americans, the MAGA party blocked any attempt to pass legislation. However, I full believe that if a MAGA president were to say, “Hey, we’re coming for your guns,” that the cult would immediately turn around and bend over. Or they might complain, but they would reward the political party by continuing to vote for them in elections. The propaganda is so deep that they truly believe that all the Democratic party cares about is killing babies and making sure trans girls can compete in women’s sports.
So aside from those two points, there is no coherent ideology behind conservatism: it’s just mask-off racism, sexism, and refusal to adapt or change. There’s absolutely nothing admirable about it…it’s opposition for opposition’s sake.
To end this thought piece, here’s more reddit comments from a post on r/LeopardsAteMyFace detailing some users’ thoughts on X/Twitter from Politico where this quote originates: “X is a post-apocalyptic cesspool of bots, pedophilia and political illiteracy.”
“Conservatives hate conservative only social media. The whole point of being a conservative is to be that asshole that gets attention by being rude as shit. It’s not effective in a barrel full of assholes.”
and
“They need enemies to function because the “movement” is entirely outrage and grievance. Rather than debating any actual policy, they attack each other.”