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Are you able to give examples of what beliefs/values you hold that make you consider yourself conservative? Your comment made me curious, because I would like to believe that conservative people who aren't repugnant people exist, but as time goes on, it feels like "conservative" is becoming synonymous with "reprehensible bigot". I sympathise with your desire to distance yourself from them, and I'd be interested to hear more about your perspective.
Feel free to reply by DM if you don't want to be interrogated on your beliefs if you answer my question. My intention isn't to try to change your mind or anything, but to learn enough that I'm able to imagine a world in which people like me and conservatives like you could collaborate on solving problems, and use our inevitable points of disagreement as steps towards a more robust solution.
The problem with using the word conservative these days leaves out there used to be differnt types.
I'm fiscally conservative, I spend money on what is of use to me and try not to waste it on useless frills, such as alcohol or drugs or expensive essentials.
I materially conservative. My car is sixteen years old and well maintained. My phone is seven years old. It replaced one that went out after eleven years.
I am morally conservative. That word doesn't mean what haters think it means. A moral cannot be negative to others. A moral that involves hate or judgment are no moral at all. They are simply hate in the form of bigotry and racism.
Finally I would consider myself socially liberal. I don't feel any conflict between these outlooks.
These have nothing to to with religion in any way. They have through the simplification of the word been thrown into the fire with these people who do not embody is real conservative values. They use the word as a cover for their hate. They are regressive. throwbacks who pine for some imagined past.
My manager considers himself conservative, yet when I push him on things regarding social welfare, corporate regulations, etc... He espouses liberal or even sometimes leftist views.
It is odd lol.