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[–] 4 points 1 week ago*
  1. It’s change from the norm they’ve grown up on. Change is antithetical to conservatism.
  2. Identity. Conservatism is more tribal.
  3. Red team vs. blue team - if it harms the “other” then it’s probably good. With a helping of “I want you to hurt like me” mixed in.

We lost the conservatives when Carter espoused it and Reagan dismissed it.

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