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Don't be a loser
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/shermanposting/p/1855263/don-t-be-a-loser
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"socially progressive and fiscally conservative" is and always has been a copout phrase used by people that will never, ever, support wide spread systemic change to better people's lives, but dont want to be yelled at for it. Its the "thoughts and prayers" group.
Notice that everyone who claims to be socially progressive and fiscally conservative still always votes Republican. It's basically their way of saying "I don't personally want to kill all gay people, but would gladly vote for politicians who do if it means I might get a tax break."
Well they are called conservatives for a reason. Because they value "conserving" whatever it is.
He's referring to people who claim to be "socially progressive and economically conservative" because those two concepts are diametrically opposed
Because those who are "socially progressive and economically conservative" are operating from the classical liberal sense of personal freedom and freedom from government control on the market. Liberalism and capitalism are progressive ideas when they first came out, as these ideas were opposing the aristocratic hierarchy and government control of economy to turn profit (mercantilism). Now, with aristocracy pretty much gone, personal liberty is practically non-questionable, and free market is widely adopted, these are given and hence became "conservative" in the modern sense.