You could argue that progressive mechanisms like affirmative action are just the same in reverse, and it's true that progressive politics in the US still has a conservative tinge.
But there are differences. AA is seen as a temporary rebalancing measure, while conservative privilege is seen as the natural and divinely ordained order of things, for all eternity.
It's essentially personal monarchy, as against anti-conservatism which is more layered and complex.
https://kottke.org/21/02/conservatism-and-who-the-law-protec...
You could argue that progressive mechanisms like affirmative action are just the same in reverse, and it's true that progressive politics in the US still has a conservative tinge.
But there are differences. AA is seen as a temporary rebalancing measure, while conservative privilege is seen as the natural and divinely ordained order of things, for all eternity.
It's essentially personal monarchy, as against anti-conservatism which is more layered and complex.