Quote Originally Posted by Furunculus View Post
bollox. why would anyone but the upper class be conservative if that was even remotely true?

or tax cuts for the rich because a progressive tax system already taxes them more than is healthy for both them and the economy. i.e. little to do with consertvatism at all.
Why did die-hard authoritarianism have such an appeal that the majority of Russians supported Stalin and a significant portion of its current population still dream of a return of such a murderous regime?