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I can't speak for the parent, but in general I have a great deal more respect for people who vote for things I disagree with than people who share my values but
by rodgerd 10y ago
I can't speak for the parent, but in general I have a great deal more respect for people who vote for things I disagree with than people who share my values but can't be fucked doing anything to effect them.
- xor1 10y agoThat's interesting, do you still feel that way when they're voting in favor of things that have the potential to significantly degrade your quality of life?
- munchbunny 10y agoI'm not the person you responded to, but here's my take. I can respect someone I personally dislike. I can also respect someone who disagrees with me. I can even respect someone who makes my life harder, though I might dislike them for it. But I lose respect for a person for many other things. Once you tally up all of the factors, I do have trouble respecting most of the Trump voters I've personally encountered so far (not many) because I sensed too much intellectual laziness or cognitive dissonance. Once you tally up all of the factors, I'm not sure that Trump voters come out ahead of non-voters in aggregate.