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Putting people into boxes doesn't really help anyone.
People are more nuanced than that.
Idk if you don’t think LGBTQ+ folks deserve equal rights or think that social programs are “too generous” I’m not really interested in how nuanced the rest of you is.
Not saying that’s your beliefs specifically. Just that enough of us are actively harmed by the results of conservative laws and governance that I’m not really interested in knowing the nuanced part of someone who supports those policies.
Of course everyone deserve equal rights, and yes, the social programs could be infinitely better if we put even more resources towards them.
However, with recent internet restrictions, censorship, and identity politics, we're also actively being harmed by the left.
That doesn't mean what the people on the right are doing is any good either, I'm just saying it's not good to lump everyone into these black and white categories. It creates the weird tribalism we see here.
I mean you say “of course everyone deserves equal rights” but the Republican Party actively fights against them.
My best friend is trans and the conservative ideology says that she should live her life in shame, or not exist at all according to some.
There’s just no room for me to want to be nuanced with anyone who supports that message. If you vote Republican then you support oppressing LGBTQ+ people and I cannot be okay with that.