Conservatism as fear and “instinct”

Capturing a Bluesky thread from Matthew Sheffield. ‪Kai Ryssdal‬ asks : Fight and help win a world war. Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years. Blow it all up. What am I missing? This is literally what I've been writing and podcasting about for years. I was planning to do an essay on this, but here's a [Bluesky thread]. The main reason is psychology. Due to…