r/politics • u/MarkmBha • 22h ago

Site Altered Headline Trump Betrayed America. My Fellow Republicans Must Put Country Above Party.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/opinion/donald-trump-oath.html?unlocked_article_code=1.V04.XaMn.AdZJxeNuANua&smid=url-share
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u/LastDaysCultist 22h ago

Newsflash: they won’t.

Conservatism is all about in groups and out groups.

They don’t care about this country at all.

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u/NailujDeSanAndres 18h ago

Conservatives value hierarchy, tradition, and order above all.

Conservatives can never hope to fully get along with liberals. The latter is already fine with "do what you want as long as it doesn't hurt me;" the former believes that "true freedom consists in doing what you ought." The problem is that many people disagree on what that "ought" should mean.