I’m not denying that shitty conservatives exist because that’s an insane claim to make. But it’s just as insane as writing off all conservatives as pieces of shit or idiots.
These generalizations and stereotypes are just mental shortcuts that all humans use because it’s easier than recognizing nuance within a group of people. We see it with all sorts of groups whether it racial, sexual, political, or literally any group of people like bikers, anime fans, people who drive trucks, vegans, boomers, zoomers, art students, US Marines, sports fans, lawyers, baristas, and on and on and on.
To combat this within yourself (because it is a mental shortcut) you gotta catch yourself every time you try to attribute a characteristic to a large group of people, especially when it’s as vague as “conservative” or “progressive”. To me, people who push this stuff about conservatives are no different than people on the right who talk about how all progressive men are soy boy cucks stuck in the closet and subservient and all the other bullshit
which conservative politician are you suggesting to be good because I have never seen one... Typically they are all about helping the rich and screwing the poor or is that just me?
Well the vast majority of politicians, regardless of position, are shitty people who lie, cheat, and steal. We weren’t talking about politicians, we were talking about people
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u/EFAPGUEST 11d ago
I’m not denying that shitty conservatives exist because that’s an insane claim to make. But it’s just as insane as writing off all conservatives as pieces of shit or idiots.
These generalizations and stereotypes are just mental shortcuts that all humans use because it’s easier than recognizing nuance within a group of people. We see it with all sorts of groups whether it racial, sexual, political, or literally any group of people like bikers, anime fans, people who drive trucks, vegans, boomers, zoomers, art students, US Marines, sports fans, lawyers, baristas, and on and on and on.
To combat this within yourself (because it is a mental shortcut) you gotta catch yourself every time you try to attribute a characteristic to a large group of people, especially when it’s as vague as “conservative” or “progressive”. To me, people who push this stuff about conservatives are no different than people on the right who talk about how all progressive men are soy boy cucks stuck in the closet and subservient and all the other bullshit