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Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@chris</a> I never get tired of bringing up <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a>“<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Conservatism</a> consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”It’s a political philosophy that starts from the WHO should be in power, not WHAT. And rule of law is never compatible with it.

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dangillmor</a> ”There must be in-groups who the law protects but does not bind, and out-groups who the law binds but does not not protect.” -Frank WilhoitThis is the only true rule of conservatism.And it was made in the context of pointing out that we have no other politics than <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservatism</a> left.All parties today protect the wealthy at the price of hurting the non-wealthy. Only different flavours of implementing <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a> remain in power.This needs to change.

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/elizabethjacobs.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social</a> But this is the essence of <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservatism</a> as expressed in <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a>Conservatism consists of exactly one principle: There must be in-groups which the law protects but does not bind, and out-groups which the law binds but does not protect.Conservatism never was about the WHAT, all of that is and always was just talk. Justification. It's always been about the WHO.

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@gamingonlinux</a> It’s just conservatism.According to <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a>, conservatism consists of only a single principle: There should be an in-group which the law protects but does not bind, and an out-group which the law binds but does not protect.There is no modernity, no enlightenment, no rule of law. It’s the old divine right of kings, unchanged by centuries.

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cstross</a> Conservatism.According to <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a>, conservatism consists only of a single principle: There should be an in-group which the law protects but does not bind, alongside an out-group which the law binds but does not protect.There is no modernity, no enlightenment, no rule of law. It’s the old divine right of kings, unchanged by centuries.

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://mastodon.social/@flexghost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@flexghost</a> No, no, no! You’ve got it all wrong!This IS conservatism at it’s ”best”. The contradictions are intentional. Not making sense is intentional. It’s <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a> all the way down.It’s NOT about creating a LOGICAL society. IT IS about rules NOT applying equally to all.Dismantling rule of of law, dismantling equality. The point is to establish a hierarchy where whether a rule applies to you or not, varies based on your status.That’s the WHOLE damn point!

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@glynmoody</a> No no.. It won't, because conservatives write conflicting legislation on purpose.<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a> states that conservatism consists of exactly one proposition: There must be an in-group which the law protects but does not bind, and an out-group which the law binds but does not protect.See how that's going to work?

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@georgetakei</a> That’s actually the sole idea behind <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservatism</a>, expressed perfectly in <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a>:”Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition: There needs to be an in-group which the law protects but does not bind, and an out-group which the law binds but does not protect.”

KelsonHas anyone written a pithy statement of the corollary, that those who subscribe to this proposition are always convinced they deserve to be in the ingroup and someone else should be in the outgroup (even though other people in the same movement think they're the ones who should be in the outgroup)?Or does "I didn't think the leopards would eat my face!" cover it?<a href="https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/m/edd81beea683ae04a2ad9490bd80b9b8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/m/edd81beea683ae04a2ad9490bd80b9b8</a><a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservatism</a> <a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WilhoitsLaw</a> <a href="https://notes.kvibber.com/tags/leopardseatingfaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LeopardsEatingFaces</a>

Interesting Links<a href="https://slate.com/business/2022/06/wilhoits-law-conservatives-frank-wilhoit.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Pithiest Critique of Modern Conservatism Keeps Getting Credited to the Wrong Man</a> "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect." -- It wasn't Francis Wilhoit, the political scholar who died in 2010, but Frank Wilhoit, the music composer who wrote it as part of a reply to a blog post in 2018.<a href="https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/tagged/WilhoitsLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WilhoitsLaw</a> <a href="https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/tagged/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/tagged/conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservatism</a> <a href="https://bookmarks.kvibber.com/tagged/ingroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ingroups</a>

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://rustedneuron.com/@jackwilliambell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jackwilliambell</a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pluralistic</a> It’s actually conservatism itself.<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a> states:Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition: There must be an in-group which the law protects but does not bind, and an out-group which the law binds but does not protect.Inequality and using all means of power to reinforce that is the root motivation for conservative politics.

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://mastodon.online/@patrickworld" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@patrickworld</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a>

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@JRHorsting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@JRHorsting</a> But you forget <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservatism</a>:Conservatism consists of exactly one principle. There should be an in-group which the law protects but does not bind, and an out-group which the law binds but does not protect.

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@GottaLaff</a> But. According to <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a> the purpose of the law is never to persecute the in-group. Only the out-group may be punished. The in-group can only be protected.

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@doener" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@doener</a> It isn’t about the words. It’s about having the powet to enforce the list on your enemies while your friends get the free pass. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a>

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://mastodon.social/@carlysagan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@carlysagan</a> This is the beating heart of <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservatism</a>. Inequality in the face of law, based on hierarchy & loyalty. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a>

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://mastodon.social/@randahl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@randahl</a> There is no strategy. The out-group must suffer. This is conservatism. This is <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a>. This was always there, but being kept down by ’wokeness’.

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://mastodon.social/@eunews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@eunews</a> LOL <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a> America get ready to become Russia 2.0 Ask the Londoners what they think about Russian oligarchs living with them. Expect political murders 😐

Toni Aittoniemi<a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/erininthemorning.com" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@erininthemorning.com</a> Yes. It’s <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a>”There must be an in-group which the law protect but does not bind, and an out-group which the law binds but does not protect.”The ”intent” of laws/rules for these people does not even start from being fair. Their intention is for them to apply unfairly from the start.Sometimes they just forget to lie about it.

Wif Stenger“Wilhoit’s Law” about conservatives keeps getting credited to the wrong Frank Wilhoit.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/wilhoitslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wilhoitslaw</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/composer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#composer</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FrankWilhoit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FrankWilhoit</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservative</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privilege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privilege</a> <a href="https://slate.com/business/2022/06/wilhoits-law-conservatives-frank-wilhoit.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://slate.com/business/2022/06/wilhoits-law-conservatives-frank-wilhoit.html</a>

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