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It's that they see anyone telling them what to do, regardless of the reasons or outcomes, as taking away their freedom. In a way they're certainly right, the mo
by org3432 10y ago
It's that they see anyone telling them what to do, regardless of the reasons or outcomes, as taking away their freedom. In a way they're certainly right, the more regulation the less freedom you have, however why they take it to the degree of being callous and fatalistic when it will affect them negatively is a mystery. Of course, other than the military, that there can never be enough of.
That tends to be what someone who has a world view of "what's in it for me", vs. "what's best for everyone". The stronger the sense of "me", the stronger the sense of having to protect yourself, whereas the opposite view tends not to bring about that neurosiss.
- curun1r 10y ago> they see anyone telling them what to do, regardless of the reasons or outcomes, as taking away their freedom But they're more than happy to tell gay people not to marry, women not to get abortions, transgender people not to use the bathroom and marijuana users not to smoke. Let's not pretend Republicans or Democrats are some paragon of freedom. Both want to restrict the actions of others, just to different ends.
- org3432 10y agoRight, they apply different reasoning depending on the circumstances, all of these are linked to their religious beliefs and they feel if their society is contributing to them then that includes them and in turn goes against their religion. Which on it's own is valid too, but then that points to their religion leading them down a path and then not being able to help them, so it's kind of a mess of contradictions. But you can't really have a conversation with someone about how their religion is flawed, that doesn't go well. So hum...