schmorp@slrpnk.net to ShowerThoughts@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days agoThe political compass needs a third axis for nihilism/hope (or maybe pessimism/optimism?)message-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareThe political compass needs a third axis for nihilism/hope (or maybe pessimism/optimism?)schmorp@slrpnk.net to ShowerThoughts@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
minus-squareSnoopSqueak@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days agoI perceive conservatism as pessimistic (“we will sacrifice the next generation to keep what we have”) while progressivism is hopeful (“we want to make a better future for the next generation”). A reductive generalization, admittedly.
I perceive conservatism as pessimistic (“we will sacrifice the next generation to keep what we have”) while progressivism is hopeful (“we want to make a better future for the next generation”). A reductive generalization, admittedly.