Many academics I see online are leftist whereas many laypeople I see online are right wing.

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    26 days ago

    That missed the point entirely.

    In-groups: The law protects these people, but it does not restrict them.

    Out-groups: The law restricts these people, but it does not protect them.

    This is a core structure of conservatives. There is no similar core structure for the left because the left does not rely on it.

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        26 days ago

        You, once again, miss the point entirely.

        Belief that everyone is part of a camp is tenuous to say the least and leads to a us and them rhetoric that prevents us from properly defining subjects.

        Part of this is simply conservativism is a backwards philosophy that looks to reinforce traditional hierarchy. Conservatives might not like this reality, but that is another discussion.

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          25 days ago

          You are missing the point. Conservatism isn’t anything that you, specifically, believe it is.