do the right wing guys think it’s like a draco malfoy thing where they’re a good guy underneath?

like when it’s like a lady and a cop and the lady seems like a normal sorta boring suburban lady

do you know what i mean. this is one of the things where if you try to ask an AI bot it yells at you

    • @girl@lemm.ee
      38•2 years ago

      I vote to increase taxes every time, so very recently. Sure it would be in my best interest to hoard my money, but I care more about everyone having access to healthcare and social services, because I’m not a selfish person. Conservative policies are inherently selfish.

      You cite gun violence, but right-wing politicians have absolutely no policies that aim to reduce gun violence. They oppose all forms of government social services and any gun control. When comparing violence between red and blue states/cities, per capita, red areas commit more violent crimes.

      • Narrrz
        6•2 years ago

        I think this is honestly a conservative misconception. i very recently considered voting for our Maori party here in the latest elections, all that stopped me was some recent controversy that called the party leader’s integrity into question. but still, I would relish the country’s minorities receiving greater representation and privilege. as a straight white cis male, I have plenty enough privilege already, even if I don’t consider my own life especially easy.

          • Narrrz
            5•2 years ago

            no, I intended to reply to you, but perhaps I should have quoted vector in my response. i was wanting to expand on your answer, to add that it’s a misconception of conservatives that people vote for their own interests.

            I guess perhaps it could have worked better as a direct reply to vector.

        • @girl@lemm.ee
          13•2 years ago

          The only way I can see to fix the healthcare costs is regulation, which conservatives vote against every time.

          Enforcement of current laws is definitely an issue. Cops refuse to enforce policies they don’t like, and they send domestic abusers right back to their families to continue abusing. I am having a hard time finding statistics for the catch and release of violent criminals, do you have one that shows they comprise a significant or majority portion of violent crime? I see a lot of assumptions from conservatives that illegal immigrants cause the majority of the violent crime in the US, but I never see the data to back it up, so it just comes across as racist.

    • DeepFriedDresden
      32•2 years ago

      https://wisevoter.com/state-rankings/gun-violence-by-state/#states-with-highest-gun-violence

      https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/firearm.htm

      Illinois doesn’t even rate in the top half of states.

      Between 2008 and 2016 115 domestic terror incidents were far-right inspired, 19 were far-left.

      Since 9/11 73% of violent extremist incidents that resulted in deaths were caused by right wing radicalism.

      From the KKK, to Oklahoma City, to Jacksonville and El Paso, the vast majority of politically/religious motivated gun violence were far-right inspired.

    • @frickineh@lemmy.world
      25•2 years ago

      Progressives routinely vote in ways that conservatives would consider against our interests. Fot example, I don’t have kids and never will, but I always vote for policies that will improve schools, pay teachers more, etc, even though technically I’m spending money on something that doesn’t benefit me directly. It’s just that progressives see that we all benefit from having a healthy, happy, well-educated population, while conservatives only care if they (or maybe a handful of family/friends) benefit and don’t care about anyone outside of that circle, particularly.