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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2024-05-20 03:27 pm

[ SECRET POST #6345 ]


⌈ Secret Post #6345 ⌋

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Re: Generational differences when it comes to how you feel about politics?

(Anonymous) 2024-05-21 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
That attitude was really common before the recent era of politics, yeah. Personally, I've always known that Republicans were sacks of crap, because the issues they support and how they use single issues to fan the flames of voters with scare tactics (omg the immigrants are coming for us! Abortion!!!!) has gone back for decades. It's just that in recent years, they've realized that a lot more of their constituency are frightened and dumb and easily lied to, so they've upped their game.

Take gay rights and homophobia, for example. It was common for (religious) people to say "love the sinner, hate the sin" and believe this was totally right and okay, because you're (reluctantly) loving the evil gay sinner like Jesus told you to do, but you're not condoning the evil sexual gay shenanigans. It's only recently that there's been more conspicuous pushback that says hey, being gay isn't a sin, you can't hate what people are still claim to love them, etc. etc.

I'm not millenial, I'm Gex X, BTW. And I've always known that you can't really separate people from politics, because people who vote for harmful politicians and legislation are hurting people - it doesn't matter how much they protest and claim they don't mean to do that. They're doing it. They have been doing it. If you're "pro-life" but only when it comes to denying women abortions and healthcare and not when it comes to ensuring children (including immigrants!) have access to food, shelter, education and healthcare, then you're a scumbag and you always have been, IMO. It's only in recent years that more people are waking up to this, and I for one am relieved.

Re: Generational differences when it comes to how you feel about politics?

(Anonymous) 2024-05-21 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
It's possible to love people and hate what they do or who they are. I hate Republicans, my grandparents are Republicans, and I still love my grandparents. So you can't say it's impossible to love the "sinner" and hate the "sin." To us, being a Republican is a sin, and I love a couple of the sinners. You may think I shouldn't, but the fact is I do.