▲ 12 ▼ LGBTQ conservatives say they feel misled by DeSantis (thehill.com) submitted 3 years ago by trashhalo@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kuchaibee@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) TIL there are LGBTQ conservatives 🤯 Anyways, lmao permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] prole@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago* AKA, "my tax rate is more important to me than the survival of myself and my immediate family." And even then, 9 times out of 10, it's not even their tax rate that is being lowered (or if it is, marginally, it's set to sunset in a few years while the cuts for corporations and the uber wealthy are permanent). permalink fedilink source parent [–] TommySalami@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Happens a lot. Just like for women or PoC, the idea is if you can fully integrate and be a loyal party member, you can reap the benefits as "one of the good ones." FD Signifier has a great video about black conservatives in US politics. Problem is, conservatives look for enemies inward once the exterior ones are eliminated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TechyDad@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago Same thing happens in the Jewish community. My father is a Republican and believes that Republicans support Jews because "they support Israel." He doesn't see that the only reasons that Republicans support Israel are because: The evangelicals want Israel to exist and be run by Jews so it can be attacked and Jesus can return. And So the right has a place to say Jews really belong (not in America). They'll "support Israel" all day and night while actively pushing for a Christian Theocracy in America where Jews are (at best) second class citizens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@beehaw.org 3 points 3 years ago* AKA, "my tax rate is more important to me than the survival of myself and my immediate family." And even then, 9 times out of 10, it's not even their tax rate that is being lowered (or if it is, marginally, it's set to sunset in a few years while the cuts for corporations and the uber wealthy are permanent). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TommySalami@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Happens a lot. Just like for women or PoC, the idea is if you can fully integrate and be a loyal party member, you can reap the benefits as "one of the good ones." FD Signifier has a great video about black conservatives in US politics. Problem is, conservatives look for enemies inward once the exterior ones are eliminated. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TechyDad@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago Same thing happens in the Jewish community. My father is a Republican and believes that Republicans support Jews because "they support Israel." He doesn't see that the only reasons that Republicans support Israel are because: The evangelicals want Israel to exist and be run by Jews so it can be attacked and Jesus can return. And So the right has a place to say Jews really belong (not in America). They'll "support Israel" all day and night while actively pushing for a Christian Theocracy in America where Jews are (at best) second class citizens. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TechyDad@beehaw.org 1 point 3 years ago Same thing happens in the Jewish community. My father is a Republican and believes that Republicans support Jews because "they support Israel." He doesn't see that the only reasons that Republicans support Israel are because: The evangelicals want Israel to exist and be run by Jews so it can be attacked and Jesus can return. And So the right has a place to say Jews really belong (not in America). They'll "support Israel" all day and night while actively pushing for a Christian Theocracy in America where Jews are (at best) second class citizens. permalink fedilink source parent