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Probably most here would label me a "conservative" (or at least, a "Conservative"), but I generally don't think about things that way. Labels are mostly useful
by downerending 6y ago
Probably most here would label me a "conservative" (or at least, a "Conservative"), but I generally don't think about things that way. Labels are mostly useful as a pretext for ignoring someone's arguments.
As for skepticism, okay, but reaching across the aisle for common ends is how political change actually happens in the real world. Preaching to the choir is worthless, except for getting re-elected.
- clawedjird 6y agoI'm not a big fan of political labels either. Regarding my skepticism - In the post-Gingrich era, it seems imprudent to assume that unsubstantiated political claims are being made in good faith. While I'd personally be delighted if American conservatives were to suddenly support expanding access to healthcare and implementing policies that target so-called "deaths of despair," I'll believe it when I see it at the polls. I hope that this crisis does lead to positive political change, but, for conservatives to reach across the aisle and work on expanding access to healthcare, they would first have to stop trying to reduce access to healthcare. Until we get past Covid-19, I don't think it's unreasonable to treat conservative concerns regarding access to healthcare and/or economic precarity with a bit of skepticism.