The Public Image of Conservatives
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Yes and no. I think good manners and good morals go a long way in the world. I don't think people always take someone's beliefs into consideration based on how polite they are or if they are law abiding.
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I wouldn't say most conservatives are mean, I know quite a few and they do treat me with respect. However I will say they are controlling more than anything. IMO they want everyone to live a traditional lifestyle, and are constantly passing laws that target minorities which makes life more difficult for people in those groups. Just let people live the way they want to, as long as they're not harming themselves or others then it shouldn't matter.
How can conservatives be the ones who are controlling when it's those in the minority demanding that laws be changed to suit THEIR lifestyle? That seems just as controlling to me.
Both sides can be pretty mean and unreasonable.
If we are talking about conservatives with a small 'c', and I can only really comment from a UK perspective, I'd say there's been a small shift recently towards the middle ground. That shift was amplified yesterday by our Conservative government who announced a substantial cash giveaway to help combat cost of living rises.
In the US we got scammed with that and now is all this inflation.
That boat has already sailed. Our inflation rate is 9% and rising. Our current government is made up of the most inept bunch of people in living memory.
According to the Russian media things are so bad here we are about to start eating our neighbors: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-uk-cannibalism-jeremy-clarkson-b2088534.html 😵
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Christianity should be humble and with groups like Jehovah's Witnesses or Amish it is. However, the situation with Christians, as you said, aside from groups isolated from society, is that many people are pushing an agenda Christians don't like. It's an agenda that brings conflict - as long as Christians are trying to mainstream in society.
So you're suggesting we shove an entire Religion down the throats of everyone in the US?
That's unconstitutional & that would cause a lot of problems with the first amendment.
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Who is doing that? You mean via laws like anti-abortion or school prayer? Well, abortion seems out of control and not about protecting women, but about an easy way out for the negative consequences of the sexual revolution. As for school prayer, I think a moment of religious observation is fine, but not a preference for Christianity in public schools or elsewhere.
The article you posted mentioned a Theocratic state for America where everyone takes up Christianity and that's what I was addressing. I was pointing out that would cause problems with people of different religions and those that are secular.
That's not what I had in mind. Don't you ever get tired of discussing that subject?
Biden doesn't seem to support Separation of Church and State. Biden intervened with a lawsuit that was against Maine and allowed it. What we allow for one religion we have to allow for all. This is more of a problem than some people think. It is not something to be taken lightly. Next we'll have Muslims trying to convert secular and Christian children in schools if we don't uphold it.
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