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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I saw an interesting video a few days ago that touched on this. It proposes that most liberals think of problems and how to solve them. Teenage pregnancy is up? How do we increase sex education and access to contraception?

Where most conservatives think of problems and how to punish the people that cause them. Mostly stemming from the idea that living a just and moral life - like they do - means you won't have those problems, so it's your own fault if you do. Teenage pregnancy is up? Quit being a slut and instead raise this baby that was a result of your own slutty behavior.

I've been looking at things through this lense the past few days and see this way of thinking popping up over and over again.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

As a former conservative, the "fuck them they deserve it" attitude is very accurate. Sometimes they shun each other over that stuff too. Other times they compartmentalize. Depends on how much they like that person.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

watch the entire series, it's pretty good, and unfortunately still relevant.