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Conservatives Have Lost the Culture War (washingtonmonthly.com)

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Republican politicians like Ron DeSantis may rail against “woke” corporations. The reality is that when companies like Nike and Disney—no progressive angels themselves—seem to align with the left by promoting anti-racism and LGBTQ causes, they are catering to the tolerant demographic that matters most to the bottom line. It’s understandable why older conservatives would feel business has left them behind, ranting about supposed lefty strongholds like Blackrock and Disney. But there’s no top-down conspiracy of woke corporations as defined by Tucker Carlson. It’s just capitalism.

This is especially true given the Republican Party’s increasing reliance on far-right religious voters, whose cultural power is also waning rapidly despite recent judicial and legislative wins. Americans are becoming rapidly less affiliated with organized religion. Younger people are markedly less religious than their elders. In 2021, membership in religious organizations fell below majority levels for the first time, and “nones”—those who describe themselves as atheist, agnostic, or nothing specific—now account for around 30 percent of Americans, up from just 9 percent thirty years ago. White evangelical politics is the province of mostly older voters disconnected from the broader culture and economy.

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[-] spaceghoti@lemmy.one 5 points 11 months ago

This is a perfect example of how liberalism enables fascism

Today I learned that being inclusive and working toward the betterment of all people instead of a privileged elite is fascism.

[-] tygerprints@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

Wink. What you really learned is, some people will leap on any excuse to bash liberals as if liberal was "bad." It not only isn't bad, it isn't stupid either. I can assure you that liberals are wise enough to see how the bottom line for corporations means putting on a facade of caring - of course they do, because they aren't stupid either. And yes it all serves the goals of capitalism - try finding a workable society where that ISN'T the case. It's not because of liberals not being bright - it's because that's the world that we all live in.

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

working toward the betterment of all people instead of a privileged elite is fascism.

Lmmfao, I don't know who you think you're describing there, but it isn't the democrats.

(edit just to add this quote from the article you chose to include which directly contradicts this clueless statement of yours, and which made me think you had actually posted this article critically: "But there’s no top-down conspiracy of woke corporations as defined by Tucker Carlson. It’s just capitalism." which begs the question - who the fuck do you think capitalism serves? 😂🤦‍♀️)

The truth might be uncomfortable, and I can understand the knee-jerk reaction to protect your cognitive dissonance, but it's based in wilful ignorance, not reality (in which they serve the literal opposite). Feel free to educate yourself further (don't worry, I won't hold my breath lol) -

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/22/american-democracy-was-never-designed-to-be-democratic-eric-holder-our-unfinished-march-nick-seabrook-one-person-one-vote-jacob-grumbach-laboratories-against-democracy

https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/10/14/liberalism-and-fascism-partners-in-crime/

https://truthout.org/articles/fascism-is-possible-not-in-spite-of-liberal-capitalism-but-because-of-it/

https://nyanarchist.wordpress.com/2019/01/23/scratch-a-liberal-a-fascist-bleeds-how-the-so-called-middle-class-has-enabled-oppression-for-centuries/

[-] spaceghoti@lemmy.one 1 points 11 months ago

Good luck with that.

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