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LGBTQ conservatives say they feel misled by DeSantis (thehill.com)

submitted 1 year ago by trashhalo to c/politics

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[–] kuchaibee 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

TIL there are LGBTQ conservatives 🤯

Anyways, lmao

[–] prole 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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).

[–] TommySalami@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] TechyDad 11 points 1 year 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.