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The Importance of Ideology in Revisionism
I think ideology can help us understand this, right? No matter how committed we are to the cause, we also have an ideological underpinning and capitalism. And it's a constant battle. You don't just click in and all of a sudden you're done with your liberal brainwashing. It's a lifelong struggle. A lot of times people grow up, they get maybe even a little economically comfortable. And then they'll start seeing their politics shift more and more towards liberalism. This is not them consciously betraying their earlier selves. The ingrained momentum of liberal conditioning taking over particularly when your financial situation shifts.