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[–] 1 point 1 day ago (2 children)

You have too much faith in how smart Americans are. Most just want the optics of dems being in power even if they're nothing but republicans running as dems because they don't like Trump but like every other part of the GOP platform

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    As someone who's lived in multiple midwest/flyover states, not really. The median American is a leftist. They want healthcare for all (genuinely ask any Oklahoman how jealous they are of Native Americans in the state). They want strong labor protections. They want cheaper rent and most want public housing back. Most all of them recognize that the wealthy (though many do limit it to 'some' of the wealthy) are responsible for how poorly their life has gone, and the main struggles they've found in life. They want to help their neighbors and in many small towns you'll find just straight up a Sharing Economy, which is a genuine possible path for post-socialist economics at the local level; and they recognize that the state should only exist for conflict disputes. Hell, until 2001 you could not find a single 'rural' or what would now be 'MAGA' voter that supported the existence of police or their ability to just stop people. Until 2009 it was hard to find any that actually supported immigration restrictions or 'anti-dei' or 'integration.' Like genuinely they were incredibly rare.

    So there is hope. But because democrats chose neoliberalism and chose to make the singular difference between the parties 'who can tie populist ideas to their platform first,' many Americans went full conservative/MAGA, despite not knowing what those positions actually entail, and most Americans just because disillusioned with american democracy and chose to exclude themselves since both parties were genuinely the same exact platform in 1992-2000.

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    I disagree. I grew up, lived and retired in the deep south. 98% of my family, friends, colleagues and neighbors were conservatives. I got along with all of them as best as I could and they almost always assumed I was conservative as long as I lived in the south.

    Conservatives may want nice things for themselves, but they genuinely do NOT want them for anyone else. They will always deny those things to themselves to make absolutely certain no one else can have them.

    Conservatives are truly, deeply evil. Sure, they can smile and be friendly and show politeness to strangers, but when the stranger's back is turned, conservatives will openly admit to each other (and you too, if they think you are one of them) how much they despise the stranger for (insert some form of bigotry here).

    Conservatives are genuinely as selfish and heartless as they appear to be. It's not an illusion or a mistake. There will be no epiphany that changes them. They are biologically unable to experience empathy and will absolutely never agree to allow a stranger to have rights, healthcare or anything else of value. Never.

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