The upvotes/downvotes I get are weird to watch because there's so much apparent disagreement and very little dialogue. This is the case on anything I post that takes a more 'conservative' stance.
> the mainstream portions of the parties are debating about - abortion, transgender rights etc.
I sometimes call these the clickbait issues. They get the most public attention but affect people's daily lives the least. Of course, that statement is going to upset some people because they will not immediately consider the net effect of trans rights legislation in comparison to taxes / corporate lawmaking / warfare / international trade.
Worse, some people take statements like the above and think that I don't want all humans to have truly equal rights, which I do.
> they happily bailed out the Wall Street without punishing a single banker for the crash of 2008
Very true. I've seen many people (including on this forum, which is better educated than average) make statements to the effect of 'democrats are better for the economy' without considering the fact that both parties have been complicit in creating and maintaining the systems that have led to massive government debt and economic collapses.
> the mainstream portions of the parties are debating about - abortion, transgender rights etc.
I sometimes call these the clickbait issues. They get the most public attention but affect people's daily lives the least. Of course, that statement is going to upset some people because they will not immediately consider the net effect of trans rights legislation in comparison to taxes / corporate lawmaking / warfare / international trade.
Worse, some people take statements like the above and think that I don't want all humans to have truly equal rights, which I do.
> they happily bailed out the Wall Street without punishing a single banker for the crash of 2008
Very true. I've seen many people (including on this forum, which is better educated than average) make statements to the effect of 'democrats are better for the economy' without considering the fact that both parties have been complicit in creating and maintaining the systems that have led to massive government debt and economic collapses.