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submitted 10 months ago by mossy_capivara@midwest.social to c/196

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[-] random9@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago

As I have gotten older I have become more angry and cynical. But I'm very much more anti-conservative now than I was before, which in the US would be more left leaning, but honestly I never thought of myself as that, I just thought that I was being rational.

But being rational these days is literally being anti-conservative, because of how conservatives are banning books, attacking LGBTQ+ people for just wanting to be themselves, denying global warming even exists, and yes, letting the rich get richer by being corrupt and cutting taxes for them.

Though I also have some views that might make someone very left leaning think I'm against them (for example I do believe that some words shouldn't be viewed as bad when not meant as personal attack against disabled people, like retard or fat or obese; and I also think people are allowed to choose their pronouns and in most cases I will respect it, but some people are just doing it for shits and giggles, not seriously actually considering themselves as what they choose). It's easy to think someone who disagrees with those views as I do that they might be conservative, but I am far, far from it.

[-] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 17 points 10 months ago

I am the same way. Making a decent income and having kids has made me nothing if not more liberal. At this point, the Republican Party has absolutely nothing to offer my life that would in any way improve it.

As a GWoT, twice deployed veteran, the GOP runs a draft dodging coward who mocks Gold Star families and POWs.

As a father, the GOP is trying to dismantle schools and higher education as well as make like worse for all future generations.

As a taxpayer, the GOP has increased my taxes so that wealthy people can have a nice tax break. They have also cut social services and things that make my life better on a day to day basis like roads.

They do nothing but make life worse. No idea how anyone can support the GOP without making 10m a year, as those are the only people whose interests are actively represented.