Cool, Trump lost me in the 2016 primaries. That was the first election I voted third party, and 2020 was the first election I voted Democrat, and I largely voted Republican before then (McCain and Romney) because I thought they cared about small, responsible and privacy-respecting government.
The warning signs were there from the start. He’s a narcissist and easily manipulated by shiny things and flattery. That type of person isn’t interested in making things better for you, only better for themselves, and someone in Trump’s position cares more about making headlines than people actually liking them.
The only thing I like about Trump is be pissed off conservatives. Everything else is a net negative including the tax cuts that actually kind of benefit me.
I was a kid, what kind of research do you expect me to do? My parents and most friends were registered GOP, so defaulting to trusting them makes sense.
I considered myself a “kid” up until I had my own kid. So more a maturity designation than an age one. It took some election cycles to understand what the actual priorities are.
I grew up in a Democrat-majority state, so I naturally blamed the stupid policy choices on Democrats, and I was pissed even when a popular Republican initially won but lost after a recount “found” thousands of extra votes.
Then I moved to a Republican majority state and it had the same problems with stupid policy choices (different problems with different policies), and I realized the problem isn’t with ether party, but the two party system that essentially guarantees you’ll have poor representation.
That’s when I found libertarianism, and now I look less at party affiliation and instead try to find the least insane option. My state will elect the GOP candidate, so there’s no such thing as strategic voting on my ballot, I simply express who’s the least insane.
I considered myself a “kid” up until I had my own kid.
This arbitrary milestone that is only meaningful for you doesn’t really translate well in conversation no?
More than that, it feels like it hints at, but does not fully confirm a sort of “I didn’t care till it affected me personally” angle to it.
That’s when I found libertarianism, and now I look less at party affiliation and instead try to find the least insane option.
Ok, here I was not jumping to conclusions and then you end with libertarianism… the self defeating ideology that really translates to “Don’t tread on me, but fuck everyone else” and when asked how things will still run responds with a shrug.
Cool, Trump lost me in the 2016 primaries. That was the first election I voted third party, and 2020 was the first election I voted Democrat, and I largely voted Republican before then (McCain and Romney) because I thought they cared about small, responsible and privacy-respecting government.
The warning signs were there from the start. He’s a narcissist and easily manipulated by shiny things and flattery. That type of person isn’t interested in making things better for you, only better for themselves, and someone in Trump’s position cares more about making headlines than people actually liking them.
The only thing I like about Trump is be pissed off conservatives. Everything else is a net negative including the tax cuts that actually kind of benefit me.
Sooooo you did no research whatsoever??
I was a kid, what kind of research do you expect me to do? My parents and most friends were registered GOP, so defaulting to trusting them makes sense.
Kids cant vote tho, and you indicated that you voted that way for multiple prior elections.
I considered myself a “kid” up until I had my own kid. So more a maturity designation than an age one. It took some election cycles to understand what the actual priorities are.
I grew up in a Democrat-majority state, so I naturally blamed the stupid policy choices on Democrats, and I was pissed even when a popular Republican initially won but lost after a recount “found” thousands of extra votes.
Then I moved to a Republican majority state and it had the same problems with stupid policy choices (different problems with different policies), and I realized the problem isn’t with ether party, but the two party system that essentially guarantees you’ll have poor representation.
That’s when I found libertarianism, and now I look less at party affiliation and instead try to find the least insane option. My state will elect the GOP candidate, so there’s no such thing as strategic voting on my ballot, I simply express who’s the least insane.
This arbitrary milestone that is only meaningful for you doesn’t really translate well in conversation no?
More than that, it feels like it hints at, but does not fully confirm a sort of “I didn’t care till it affected me personally” angle to it.
Ok, here I was not jumping to conclusions and then you end with libertarianism… the self defeating ideology that really translates to “Don’t tread on me, but fuck everyone else” and when asked how things will still run responds with a shrug.