• RusAD@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      Yeah, modern conservatives are ridiculous. Haven’t you heard?

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        8 months ago

        I’ve seen strong polarization in politics, and people demonizing their opponents. Thinking the majority falls in that extreme spectrum is a ridiculous notion imo

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          8 months ago

          Well… if a conservative:

          • supports gay marriage
          • doesn’t believe in ROGD or the notion that people become transgender because of social contagion
          • is okay with sex education that includes homosexuality
          • supports transgender athletes
          • supports transgender people using bathrooms according to their gender
          • is okay with drag shows and doesn’t believe they’re automatically unsuitable for children
          • doesn’t believe that people of color are inherently more violent/stupid/dangerous/filthy/etc
          • supports schools in teaching even the unsightly parts of the country’s history
          • supports immigration
          • supports diversity and inclusion
          • doesn’t believe that young people are lazy ungrateful brats
          • doesn’t support patriarchy
          • defends women’s rights to abortion
          • believes that government should spend more money on helping homeless, drug addicts, disabled, orphans, etc

          Is this person still a conservative?

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            8 months ago

            That is a long list, perhaps there’s nuance here? Someone can support some of those and not others, and still mostly lean into a particular political direction

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              8 months ago

              Yeah. There’s a lot of things that conservatives hate, that’s what I was saying since the beginning. And I didn’t even mention the hate of non-christians, for example, or for socialists.

              And if you support some things but not the others, you’re still supporting policies based on hate, so my point stands

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                8 months ago

                Some people support things based on hate, but unless you can read minds you can’t generalize that. And also not all conservatives are christians

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                  8 months ago

                  Can you give me one singular reason to oppose gay marriage that isn’t based on hate?

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                    8 months ago

                    The meme is about conservatives not liking tattoos, are just just adding this gay-hating claim to justify your hate for them?