Wilhoit's Law. Conservatism in a nutshell.

[usonian]

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit:

There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_M._Wilhoit

[valleyrogue]

1. There is NO "conservatism" in today's politics in the U.S.

It is the radical right.

Any time somebody use "conservative" to describe the radical right, I can tell somebody's age. "Conservatism" hasn't been around since the Bush II era. Those people were booted out of the GOP or they quit.

Jessica Valenti, who has the Substack, Abortion, Every Day, does this all the time and doesn't understand the simple fact there is no "conservative" movement in the U.S. in the third decade of the 21st century. She doesn't know what she is talking about, and I can't read her work anymore because of it.

[LearnedHand]

2. The meaning of "conservatism" is now synonymous with those who claim its mantle

It doesn’t matter what the traditional definition is anymore. And Wilhoit’s law exactly fits today’s situation.

[usonian]

4. Agree, the takeover is complete, but Wlhoit said it some time ago.

The days of "Small Government and Less Government Interference"

[Scott Alan Swaggerty]

5. K&R. Very apt.