• RusAD@lemm.eeEnglish
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      8 months ago

      How am I generalizing, beyond pointing out the defining cause behind the movement?

        • RusAD@lemm.eeEnglish
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          8 months ago

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

          • Boomkop3@reddthat.comEnglish
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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

            • RusAD@lemm.eeEnglish
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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?

              • Boomkop3@reddthat.comEnglish
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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

                • RusAD@lemm.eeEnglish
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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

                  • Boomkop3@reddthat.comEnglish
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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