I wonder why religious conservatives are mostly synonymous with capitalism supporters ? I mean arent most religions inherently socialistic ? What makes conservatives support capitalism , despite not being among the rich?

  • Cloudless ☼@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    They don’t really support capitalism. They are simply submissive to authorities and support whatever their leaders say.

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      1 year ago

      Have you considered that they happened to just be born into the best country in the world, the one true religion, and it’s everyone else’s job to step in line?

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      They have socialistic choices too , if we dont talk about the US , there are actual socialistic parties , and still the religious conservatives support partys those are capitalistic.

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        Let’s use Hong Kong as an example.

        Conservatives in Hong Kong are pro-Beijing. Most Buddhist and Taoist organisations in Hong Kong are pro-Beijing as well. Catholic communities in Hong Kong seem to be very divided politically.

        That’s what I observed in Hong Kong. Most of the conservatives don’t seem to care about capitalism vs socialism, they just blindly follow their leaders.