• WrenFeathers@lemmy.world
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    There’s clearly more to this story. The simple fact that his username is “Conservative” indicates that he is one of those people that make their political ideology a major part of their identity.

    This man is probably an insufferable ass.

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      Or he’s making it up.

      I made my mother cry because she voted for Trump and I expressed my disapproval. She called my sister, who also voted for Harris, and my sister made her cry a second time.

      We’re all having dinner tomorrow and we won’t bring up politics.

      It’s fucking stupid to turn your back on your family over politics.

      I think my mom made a stupid decision. Oh well. She thinks I made a stupid decision.

      If your politics define you so much that you abandon your people or you’re not disciplined enough to keep your mouth shut at family events where you’ll convince no one, that’s on you.

      They bring it up and end up having a bad day, that’s on them. We simply agree to avoid politics and religion. It’s not that hard.

      Edit: We’re doomed. We really are.

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        You know what we call Germans who disagreed with Hitler on some issues and yet still supported him?

        Nazis.

        Nobody cares, or will ever remember anything other than that.

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          I guarantee the same thing was happening back then, people cutting off their family members because they supported a fascist dictatorship

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        It’s fucking stupid to turn your back on your family over politics.

        I think my mom made a stupid decision. Oh well. She thinks I made a stupid decision.

        If your politics define you so much that you abandon your people or you’re not disciplined enough to keep your mouth shut at family events where you’ll convince no one, that’s on you.

        Yes. It is fucking stupid.

        But you know what’s worse? Supporting a political party over your daughters, who are facing the very real possibility they will have to die simply because of a miscarriage, or no longer having the right to vote. That they will be forced to carry the baby of their rapist. that their daughters may no be entitled to an education- even the shitty ones now provided- the same way they were.

        Facing those threats… because you voted for that political party.

        They’re not staying away, or “turning their back” on family because of politics. They’re doing so because his politics objectively suck and absolutely will bring harm to them and millions like them. (that is. women. Not to mention racial minorities, immigrants, anyone whose different from the white, cisgendered, conservative male arch type.)

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          It’s so interesting to see the complete disconnection on here with everyone else’s life.

          his politics objectively suck and absolutely will bring harm to them and millions like them. (that is. women. Not to mention racial minorities, immigrants, anyone whose different from the white, cisgendered, conservative male arch type.)

          will, will bring harm. Not talking about past harm, not even mentioning current harm. Just FUTURE harm. All of the middle class people on here are just fucking hilarious with their world views. If you’re wondering why most of the population sits out of voting, well you’re never going to see it. Cue the average ivory tower response,

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            Sure I’m going to go over a waterfall as soon as I go around that bend in the river up there, but why should I get my canoe out of the water now? I mean, everyone knows if a problem is in the future it doesn’t really exist!

            FYI, dude, it’s not in the future. Women are dying from miscarriages now. Racially-motivated assaults are on the rise now. Nazis are marching through the streets now. Orange Hitler and his Project 2025 cabinet wants to just bring this bullshit nationwide, and they will do so.

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        It’s fucking stupid to turn your back on your family over politics

        It’s really not. Politics determine your opinions and intentions regarding human rights and its violations. If my dad votes for Robodolf Mechahitler, he’s not my dad anymore. Someone voting for Trump would likely betray their own daughter when Gilead rises. If they wouldn’t, their vote is a contradiction to their character. I wouldn’t take something like this lightly.

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        It’s absolutely not stupid to turn your back on family because of politics.

        It’s not a sports team, it’s conscious decisions that affect the law and how we are governed.

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        You aren’t the voice of reason you think you are.

        I guarantee the same exact shit was happening in the 1930s. People being disgusted that their family members would side with fascism and turn on mentally ill, Jewish, and gays.

        Would you say the same thing about Germans turning on their family? Both leaders fought for turning their country into a fascist dictatorship best strips liberties from certain people only