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“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

— Frank Wilhoit

A guy who worked for the CIA and was friends with Kissinger in college. If you accept his definition uncritically, then you have some work to do.

You can engage with the quote if you disagree with it and have reasons it's wrong or you can deflect with an ad hominem.

There is indeed a Frank Wilhoit you're thinking of (died in 2010, active in political science and a professor at Drake University)

The Frank Wilhoit quoted in parent is just some random dude who posted a pithy comment on a blog post. so good news, you can engage with the quote without any Kissinger or CIA baggage.

Yet still, every now and then, a king is executed.

Get to work.

aka nobody will watch watchmen, by design.

All others will made to obey, if they don't? they will find things to punish you, literally