Counterpart to the knee-jerk liberal is the new knee-pad conservative, always groveling before the rich and powerful.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A new type of conservative exists who excessively serves the wealthy, contrasting with typical liberal bias.
- In plain terms
- Some conservatives bow down to rich people just as much as liberals do.
- What can you take from it?
- Watch for hypocrisy in political loyalties to power.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who holds power in your community?
- How do you define loyalty?
Another view
This generalization may oversimplify diverse conservative viewpoints.
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