• Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    Yes it is. But could also be all right wing political parties. The Canadian right are actually called Conservative. I honestly can’t understand why anyone would be conservative leaning politically unless they were rich.

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        8 months ago

        The thing is if you take any conservative. Any one at all and remove them from a conservative echo chamber and educate them and introduce them to other cultures they always become more liberal / left.

        Conservatism is a disability to be overcome.

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          8 months ago

          As a disabled person, I’m asking you to please find a better metaphor for conservatism than disability.

          Also, most disabled people don’t want to “overcome” their disability. They (we) want basic human rights and accommodations.

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            8 months ago

            They literally just said it’s was 100% due to the information environment you’re in. In what way does that imply stupidity?

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        8 months ago

        I think framing it as urban vs rural is disingenuous but it’s also hard to narrow down what exactly is left vs right. It’s played like a shell game with the definitions been twisted to suit agendas. I grew up rural in a town of <2000 and now live in a town of <5000. I feel it has more to do with empathy and compassion vs fear and the need to attack the “other” as it’s easier to drag them down rather than build everyone up.

        I get wanting to be able to defend yourself and your family but far too many people are using that shit as an excuse to murder others. Also, there’s no possible way any amount of militia is going to take on the US armed forces. No amount of small arms fire is taking out a B-52.

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      8 months ago

      As someone who holds both left and right views depending on the issue, I understand wanting to lean conservative. Social programs, better infrastructure, and higher taxes make sense when you can trust your government to spend your money wisely. The problem is they don’t and people in government are incentivised to not do their job efficiently because then they would lose funding or their job entirely. And lately, the right has no concern over lowering taxes for the average citizen or increasing government efficiency despite that being one of core fundamentals of the party.

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        8 months ago

        I miss the days of hating both sides equally because they could both be trusted to be corrupt and incompetent. One side has decided to be cruel now though and anyone who “both sides” the comparison can’t be taken as a serious person.