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Yep, agreed. And I think one has to try hard to resist the easy "noble" self-righteous thinking. I.e. 'well, at least the Dems are trying to help lift up everyone. What do conservatives do besides enable the rich at the expense of their own self interests?'

Consider a libertarian-amped conservative. They (truly) believe that maximum liberty is the primary goal in and of itself. So, it's no surprise that they'd view "collectivist" pro-gov't lefties with disdain. In the best case, considering them well-meaning but naive fools. Now, bring the annoying progressive segment of the left into the mix, with their own illiberal tendencies, and you'll really set that type of conservative off.

To be sure, in my example I'm talking about a principled libertarian-leaning conservative. Someone that really has no use for Trumpism. The point, though, is that it's not simply a monolith on the right standing athwart history yelling stop. While some are simply resisting change, I've encountered plenty of conservatives with other motivating characteristics.

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