Mostly because they come to the party of years of working in ironically named “think tanks” funded by US right wing foundations like Koch and Atlas.
Example: Jamil Jirvani. Appointed senior fellow for Diversity and Empowerment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a conservative, libertarian think tank affiliated with the US Atlas Network, in 2020. Buddy of JD Vance, they ran a fake charity in Ohio together.
After that he got fired from Bell Media for covid misinformation and insisting on misgendering Demi Lovato. Then he pulled the race card claiming he was fires because he was black.
Since January 2026, he has been in Washington involved in the trade negotiations, which is why that ended up being the shitshow it is.
Bowmanville -Oshawa loves him, now they can eat a big steaming bowl of tariffs.
I’m sure that’s part of it but think it’s more that they just have to be contrary. They have no policy position on anything except to disagree with whatever Carney is doing. If he capitulated and signed a crappy trade deal they’d be saying he’s weak and should have stood his ground.
Some of them, for sure! I learned from covid that about 10% of the population is contrarian, and though that overlaps somewhat with conservatism, it’s also prevalent among self-described “antiauthoritarians” who are into alternative health and politics (they think). This pans out with the similar percentage of antimaskers in 1917 and during the smallpox inoculations.
I’m watching For All Mankind and enjoy the portrayal of this process.
Tap for spoiler
The president and First Gentleman are closeted and in a marriage of convenience… and she still institutes ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ during the '90s while mourning a life sacrificed to power.
If you grew up in the more political churches you’ll recognize the coded language they use. It’s sounds like benign religious platitudes but they specifically allude to stories and concepts with charged connotations.
It’s scarier than people expect… https://streamable.com/2yj2tj (link expires after 48 hours so download if you care)
And, as usual…Conservatives can’t seem to decide whose side they’re on.
they are always on the side of the USA.
That’s who pays the bills…
Mostly because it’s a neo-monarchist kleptocracy. Wealth and Power are distributed according to inherent, not achieved, merit. Know Your Place, peon.
Mostly because they come to the party of years of working in ironically named “think tanks” funded by US right wing foundations like Koch and Atlas.
Example: Jamil Jirvani. Appointed senior fellow for Diversity and Empowerment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a conservative, libertarian think tank affiliated with the US Atlas Network, in 2020. Buddy of JD Vance, they ran a fake charity in Ohio together.
After that he got fired from Bell Media for covid misinformation and insisting on misgendering Demi Lovato. Then he pulled the race card claiming he was fires because he was black.
Since January 2026, he has been in Washington involved in the trade negotiations, which is why that ended up being the shitshow it is.
Bowmanville -Oshawa loves him, now they can eat a big steaming bowl of tariffs.
Conservatives are on the side of fascism like always.
I’m sure that’s part of it but think it’s more that they just have to be contrary. They have no policy position on anything except to disagree with whatever Carney is doing. If he capitulated and signed a crappy trade deal they’d be saying he’s weak and should have stood his ground.
Some of them, for sure! I learned from covid that about 10% of the population is contrarian, and though that overlaps somewhat with conservatism, it’s also prevalent among self-described “antiauthoritarians” who are into alternative health and politics (they think). This pans out with the similar percentage of antimaskers in 1917 and during the smallpox inoculations.
They’re only ever on their own side.
Not all of them. Some sure loves to vote against their own interests.
This is one of the prominent definitions of ideology: thinking in a way that allows you to participate in your own oppression.
I’d say most.
Unless, you’re a rich, white, cis, straight, male bigot.
Pierre Poilievre threw his own father under the bus fighting gay marriage.
That’s his father. It doesn’t affect Peter. They’re two different people, so why should he care?
(If you need a sarcasm tag on this, I weep for your teachers)
Peter Rabbithair.
Actually, I think it’s “hare hair” (“rabbit hair” would be “Poillapin”).
I’m watching For All Mankind and enjoy the portrayal of this process.
Tap for spoiler
The president and First Gentleman are closeted and in a marriage of convenience… and she still institutes ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ during the '90s while mourning a life sacrificed to power.
They love speaking with both sides of their mouths.
If you grew up in the more political churches you’ll recognize the coded language they use. It’s sounds like benign religious platitudes but they specifically allude to stories and concepts with charged connotations.
It’s scarier than people expect… https://streamable.com/2yj2tj (link expires after 48 hours so download if you care)