Wait a minute here…
King can represent a strain of conservatism that decries government overreach and corruption, but he stops short of calling for the regulation of payday lenders, or the creation of Medicare For All, or strong tenants’ rights and rent control, or a resurgence in trade unions – any of the remedies that would give the people in debtors’ prisons the political clout to fight back, the income to pay fines, and the security to wage a struggle for justice.
So, this “strain of conservatism” thinks this systemic abuse of the poor & minorities is terrible and all, but isn’t interested in lifting the tiniest finger to actually _do _ anything to stop or even curb it? Is there still a strain of conservatism that isn’t defined by greed and cowardice?
