...Particularly MAGAs:
I literally have these people in my family. Conservative on every issue... except the ONE that affects THEM.
...Particularly MAGAs:
I literally have these people in my family. Conservative on every issue... except the ONE that affects THEM.
So, they love their neighbor no matter their political affiliation, and love their enemies as Christ commanded?Obviously you don't know me!
I'm not going to go into, "every democrat, left wing, progressive I know". There are laws, either live when them or get your representatives to work to change them.
Most conservatives I know don't fit your mold. Yes, resist many gun restrictions but not all, yes, opposed to gay marriage based mostly on religious beliefs, stem cell research because of horror stories on how the research was done and sample gathered, a lot has changed over the years, and the last is BS, not giving a shit about you til it happens to me, acually that sounds like everydemocrat , left wing, progressive I know. (With on difference, they are for every crazy thing until it adversely affects them).
Obviously you don't know me!
I'm not going to go into, "every democrat, left wing, progressive I know". There are laws, either live when them or get your representatives to work to change them.
Most conservatives I know don't fit your mold. Yes, resist many gun restrictions but not all, yes, opposed to gay marriage based mostly on religious beliefs, stem cell research because of horror stories on how the research was done and sample gathered, a lot has changed over the years, and the last is BS, not giving a shit about you til it happens to me, acually that sounds like everydemocrat , left wing, progressive I know. (With on difference, they are for every crazy thing until it adversely affects them).
Obviously you don't know me!
I'm not going to go into, "every democrat, left wing, progressive I know". There are laws, either live when them or get your representatives to work to change them.
Most conservatives I know don't fit your mold. Yes, resist many gun restrictions but not all, yes, opposed to gay marriage based mostly on religious beliefs, stem cell research because of horror stories on how the research was done and sample gathered, a lot has changed over the years, and the last is BS, not giving a shit about you til it happens to me, acually that sounds like everydemocrat , left wing, progressive I know. (With on difference, they are for every crazy thing until it adversely affects them).
Not that really sounds like democrats particularly the farther they are to the left.You forgot one step. Once they wake up to a problem then they expect everyone to participate in their solution.
My Dad was like this. Had two kids that worked in education but railed on about how public education was ruining kids because Rush Limbaugh told him so.Just a few examples from personal experience:
Youngest brother is conservative... except he enjoys his weed.
Family was very pro-cop... until cops tried to railroad my brother (luckily the prosecution failed miserably, but they dragged it out for YEARS)
In-laws were pro-lock-em-up and throw away key... until grandson was convicted of murder (now they want 'forgiveness' and parole)
Aunt is conservative through and through... except her daughter is gay so she supports her right to marry her gf.
Parents put us through public school, but now they think they shouldn't have to pay taxes on public education anymore.
There's a certain legitimacy and authenticity acquired by experience and the school of hard knock. Can you really know what homelessness is without experiencing yourself? How about being a billionaire? Or a rock star? You take other people's biased narrative and feed it through your own biases. You end up with ideas that consist mostly of stereotypes and half-truths. I don't know if the caricature is 100% accurate but Nancy Regan went though a whole lot in her life which shaped her views and outlook. I wouldn't fault her for that.
I have distant relatives that live in the Philippines and I have visited and stayed there for extensive periods of time. I have a good idea what's its like to live poor and primitive. I would say the people there are no less happy or distraught than your typical middle class American. Ideas of empathy is just you projecting what you THINK someone is feeling so you can feel good about yourself. With regards to helping others conservatives tend to favor helping people help themselves rather than enabling them and making them perpetually dependent on your support.We shouldn't need to experience those things personally because most people have something called empathy. Conservative ideology trains people to suppress empathy.
I have distant relatives that live in the Philippines and I have visited and stayed there for extensive periods of time. I have a good idea what's its like to live poor and primitive. I would say the people there are no less happy or distraught than your typical middle class American.
Ideas of empathy is just you projecting what you THINK someone is feeling so you can feel good about yourself.
...Particularly MAGAs:
I literally have these people in my family. Conservative on every issue... except the ONE that affects THEM.
The Republican Party is against stem cell research, gay rights, and gun safety? Really? You must know some unusual Republicans. ontheissues has even Trump (whom the left hates the most) as "Undecided on embryonic stem cell research. (Apr 2011)"
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Donald Trump on the Issues
www.ontheissues.org
Did Trump benefit from stem cell therapy to cure his bone spurs or something to supposedly go from against to undecided/for?
What gun safety and gay rights do you think the current Republican Party generally opposes?
You were talking about people who supposedly changed their party line-toeing positions when something happened to them personally, not when the party line itself changed. If we're going to dig into the past, should we discuss how the Democrats were the party of the Confederacy?You don't know much about the GOP's history, do you?
And certainly not MAGAts!!! Too woke.Not that really sounds like democrats particularly the farther they are to the left.
Not everyone pulls over on the interstate to help you change your tire.
They were the party of slavery ... The con-federacy wasn't around long enough to have political parties.You were talking about people who supposedly changed their party line-toeing positions when something happened to them personally, not when the party line itself changed. If we're going to dig into the past, should we discuss how the Democrats were the party of the Confederacy?
Cute quibbling! Democrats were the ones who led the charge to secede from the Union.They were the party of slavery ... The con-federacy wasn't around long enough to have political parties.
You were talking about people who supposedly changed their party line-toeing positions when something happened to them personally, not when the party line itself changed.
If we're going to dig into the past, should we discuss how the Democrats were the party of the Confederacy?
Cute quibbling! Democrats were the ones who led the charge to secede from the Union.
Riiiiiight. We sure do believe you!I am speaking from personal experience. Wish I had a dollar for every time I heard a rightwinger say, "Yes, I am a conservative, however I am liberal on [insert progressive view here] because it affects me personally."
Uhuh!Yes, the Southern Democrats used to appeal to conservatives because they were the party of slavery and, later, segregation. Keep bringing that up. Love to keep proving conservatives to be racist AF.