Comment on Why is Jordan Peterson both a Christian and not a Christian?
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
He’s a conservative. Conservatives cannot be held to any sort of philosophical or ideological consistency, because their positions on any issue are entirely negotiable. There are no fundamentally conservative values beyond “is this good for me?” That’s why it’s so appealing to conservatives to have a personal savior who fully accepts your apology and offers divine forgiveness for any transgressions.
Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Reducing half of country’s population into a caricature like that is nor true or helpful.
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m not reducing anyone to anything. Conservativism is always exactly the same, which is why it’s called “conservativism.” If a conservative isn’t conservative, then they are something else.
It’s not a generalization, it’s the name for the phenomenon.