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Originally Posted by Zergling
when SJ's are described as "conservative" it is usually more in the lifestyle sense (Likes to keep things the same, takes fewer chances, etc.) rather than politically conservative. i would expect SJ's to be more likely to go along with an extablished political view, though so many people do so already that it is very hard to tell if that actually works in any amount.
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Yes, SJ upholds the status quo -- ESxJ enforces the current climate but adjusts to it as it naturally evolves (they are progressive that way), while ISxJ tends to create an inner map earlier in life and clings to it for security.
We just happen to equate SJs to political conservatism and certain religious faiths and other trappings of the 20th century because that was what the establishment was at the time... but if the establishment would be something else, they would be reflecting that establishment. It is more the attitude of "prevailing norm" that carries through.
I think that SJs also come in another basic flavor, which is reactionary to the established norms... Because SJs focus on the prevailing norm, how they express is usually is to enforce it or purposefully rebel against it. Some other types do look like they rebel, but it's less about rebellion because they're simply following their own path; SJs do have a streak where they just rebel in order to fight the expectations they are feeling hanging over them, SPs and others just tend to ignore the rules as a matter of course.