I've heard this case before and I think it's basically correct. Conservatism is kind of an umbrella for everything that's pushing back against change. Principles usually require one to push for specific changes.

True, but I was thinking back even before social media. To me, the left has had more principles. I disagree with them but they have them. Where as the conservative movement has always seemed like a reactionary movement.

kepford

I'm not sure it's that either the left or the right lack principles.  I think it's that modern social media makes it so that any principled movement is too easily hijacked by click baiters and rage farmers.

Politics is downstream of technology, too.

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0xbitcoiner

I'm not sure it's that either the left or the right lack principles.  I think it's that modern social media makes it so that any principled movement is too easily hijacked by click baiters and rage farmers.

Politics is downstream of technology, too.