re: #241 HappyWarrior

If not stupid, they value social conservative policies more than economic ones that benefit them.

If Trump’s success has proved anything, it’s that it’s not really about ideology. I think the better way to look at ‘social conservatism’ is less as conservatism and more as the preservation of privilege and position.

Example - Homosexuality, especially male homosexuality, makes a lot of straight people uncomfortable, even downright queasy. The thing about privilege is that you think you shouldn’t be required to accept that which makes you uncomfortable. So, you say, “It’s WRONG! It’s UNNATURAL! It’s EVIL!!”, and if one political side supports equality for gays, they must be BAD!

Goes for everything. People with privilege don’t think they should have to put up with lots of Those People moving into their towns, having to press 1 for English, etc.