• katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    That’s not true; I’d date someone I could reasonably discuss fiscal policy about taxation with.

    So maybe it’s not so much they won’t date you because you’re conservative and more that you’re openly embracing fascism…

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      Why is it the only time I ever hear the word “fiscal” is when a conservative is defending their entire half of the political sphere 😂 let’s all look past the human rights abuses and absurd gerrymandering/rigging of the entire democratic system and just think about the “fiscal responsibility” aspect (That, paradoxically, only ever actually seems to drive the national debt up faster when conservatives are in charge)

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          Of course not. What’s unreasonable is the tribalistic, us vs them attitude based on poorly applied labels that leave no room for constructive discussion.

          People calling themselves “Conservatives” these days are actually reformers who are about the least conservative bunch you’ll ever find. No true Scotsman conservative would join a death cult.

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            Except they still call themselves conservatives and they still keep voting for people who openly state they want to oppress women and minorities

            You can’t explain your way out of it the mask is off. If you identify as conservative in modern America you are undeniably supporting fascist ideologies.