Class loyalty trumps any kind of political philosophy.
This is what people have difficulty recognizing in Democrats, that establishment Republicans and establishment Democrats have the same fundemental goal; protect the class structure above all else.
They need to sometimes give the appearance of fighting for some popular policy position now and then, but ultimately they do not care or want progress. The ideal outcome for them is the appearance of struggle towards change without actual change.
That’s why things like abortion never got legislated even with a supermajority, it’s too useful a tool to give the appearance of fighting for something while doing nothing.
Class loyalty trumps any kind of political philosophy.
This is what people have difficulty recognizing in Democrats, that establishment Republicans and establishment Democrats have the same fundemental goal; protect the class structure above all else.
They need to sometimes give the appearance of fighting for some popular policy position now and then, but ultimately they do not care or want progress. The ideal outcome for them is the appearance of struggle towards change without actual change.
That’s why things like abortion never got legislated even with a supermajority, it’s too useful a tool to give the appearance of fighting for something while doing nothing.