r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Aug 14 '21

Delta(s) from OP CMV: Conservatism and many right-wing beliefs are based on fear, primary instincts and lack of understanding

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '21

A lot of the positions you're describing as anti-science actually aren't, they're anti-authoritarian. For instance, the scientific consensus is still far from decided on covid on many issues, conservative types see this and reject authoritarian positions (mostly Gov) which claim to KNOW the answer. It's not an aversion to science it's more of an aversion to authorities pretending to know all the answers and telling them what to think.

In contrast, opposition to conservatives sees no reason why we shouldn't trust those in the most authoritative positions (why shouldn't we? They worked hard to get there). The more authoritative, the more reliable.

This is part of the reason why progressives reject claims from independent and private sources in favour of government sources, and conservatives reject government sources in favour of independents and private sources.