Ending slavery is a conservative value. Since we believe all men are equal, slavery by default insults that position.
Ending slavery is not a conservative position by definition. Conservatism means continuing the system that is currently in place and accepted.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
amerika@annihilation.social 5 days ago
Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Are you sure you’re a conservative? Most conservative views are insulting. But back in real life, it was a deeply ingrained institution at the time.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
I am very conservative. The Republican party was started to end slavery. Lincoln was a conservative. Before joining the Republican Party he was conservative Whig. Republicans have always stood up for freedom and individual rights. In the 80’s we picked up the religious right which skewed some stances but I’m not part of the religious right.
Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I don’t think there’s much use in explaining this, but you don’t seem to have a very good grasp of history. Party names are not the key to ideology, and it’s baffling that people think they can compare politics from 180 and 120 years ago using current concepts. If you think modern Republicans are the party of Lincoln, let’s see… who would we see flying Confederate flags currently?
amerika@annihilation.social 5 days ago
Not correct. Conservatism aims for the eternal. Our system is feudalism, which chattel slavery replaced.