I had not heard the term "meta-conservative" but as a libertarian economist, my views have shifted left as evidence mounts that our system no longer serves "We the People." I discovered the basic income guarantee ten years ago and wrote a book on the subject that may interest you because it actually speaks to fiscal conservatives who are blind to welfare for the rich. (see Social Security Basic Income: A Safety Net for All Americans at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085Q1FL2D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Good arguments, but I fear you assume too much logic on the part of conservatives. Most conservatives I know aren't that way because they reasoned their way in, but because Gawd Almighty wants them to be. Maybe some moderates will change, but the bulk of them think "resistance to new ideas" is a virtue. And they'd rather see the world die in nuclear fire than see the forces of the devil, with his drugs and homosexuality and uppity women, take over "their" country.
So, your “wonderful” idea is to make people dependent and property of the state via UBI, and permit the lizards to depopulate and I’m miserable everyone because muh climate change?
The reason we aren’t the left is because all of that is fundamentally against everything we value and regard as human. You missing this means you don’t get it at ALL
I had not heard the term "meta-conservative" but as a libertarian economist, my views have shifted left as evidence mounts that our system no longer serves "We the People." I discovered the basic income guarantee ten years ago and wrote a book on the subject that may interest you because it actually speaks to fiscal conservatives who are blind to welfare for the rich. (see Social Security Basic Income: A Safety Net for All Americans at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085Q1FL2D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Good arguments, but I fear you assume too much logic on the part of conservatives. Most conservatives I know aren't that way because they reasoned their way in, but because Gawd Almighty wants them to be. Maybe some moderates will change, but the bulk of them think "resistance to new ideas" is a virtue. And they'd rather see the world die in nuclear fire than see the forces of the devil, with his drugs and homosexuality and uppity women, take over "their" country.
So, your “wonderful” idea is to make people dependent and property of the state via UBI, and permit the lizards to depopulate and I’m miserable everyone because muh climate change?
The reason we aren’t the left is because all of that is fundamentally against everything we value and regard as human. You missing this means you don’t get it at ALL