I still can’t fathom how he became president. He acts like a toddler
Because that’s conservatives level of understanding of how things actually work. Toddlers don’t understand that other people are also conscious beings with feelings, thoughts, and different experiences. (I actually know many toddlers that are more empathetic, communicative, and understanding than the average conservative.)
I’m a conservative and I don’t think like that…
To confirm what you mean by “I’m a conservative”, which of these commonly held “conservative” beliefs (each which implies a lack of empathy) do you not subscribe to (i.e. “I don’t think like that…”)
- Black people only get harassed by police more often because they commit more crime.
- Gay people shouldn’t be allowed to marry.
- Women should not have the choice of abortion.
- The state is allowed to infringe upon free speech to prevent you from telling children about gay people.
- Foreigners are ruining this county.
- Climate change is a lie.
- COVID was a lie.
- Contemporary statues honoring Confederate traitors and slave owners are “honored cultural heritage”.
- All corporate media lies about Donald Trump, except that corporate media which supports him.
- Rich people earned all that money, and we have no right to take it back, or to limit how they use it.
I don’t subscribe to any of these. I believe in traditional American values:
-Political parties are terrible for the US
-The government is for the people and as such should represent the people
-We should fight for the right to disagree with each other
-The Senate should represent the states and not the people
-The right to vote is fundamental to a democracy
-Religion must stay out of government
-You are free to have your opinion, you are not free to force your opinions on others
-We have a fundamental right to firearms for state militias
-Laws should be passed by congress. We shouldn’t have huge changes in law via SCOTUS
I would argue that “the right to vote is fundamental to a democracy” has never been an American conservative ideal. Conservatives have always tried to limit the number and kind of people that can vote and still do: non land owners, ex-slaves, black people, women, ex-felons, and all minorities now. Conservatives have also made a very successful effort to limit the relative power of people’s votes when it doesn’t suit their agenda through gerrymandering and unequal representation.
Also, really not sure what “the Senate should represent the states and not the people” means. Like it should represent the land? Not the people inside the state?
Before the amendment that made senators elected by the people, they were essentially delegations from the state. Each state having 1/50 of the representation. Changing to elected is stupid. Why do the people of Wyoming have the same representation as the people of California?
The people of Wyoming don’t have the same representation as the people of California. They have way more relative representation. That’s saying that rural votes mean more than urban. A Wyoming resident has 3.6 times more voting power than one in California.
