Because I believe in “loving thy neighbor as thyself,” is precisely why I cannot wrap my mind around the “both sides” arguments about our current political climate. The policies of one of the sides literally dehumanizes most people (women, people of color, LGBTQIA, etc.); i.e., they completely efface “The Golden Rule.” This is not “just …
Because I believe in “loving thy neighbor as thyself,” is precisely why I cannot wrap my mind around the “both sides” arguments about our current political climate. The policies of one of the sides literally dehumanizes most people (women, people of color, LGBTQIA, etc.); i.e., they completely efface “The Golden Rule.” This is not “just business.” As others have stated, it about much more than a difference of opinion about fiscal policy, but whether or not some of us have the right to exist.
Do you realize that same side you are referring to that dehumanizes women, people of color, LGBTQ+ also has voters that are women, People of color, and LGBTQ+?
Two things can be true. It's important to understand each other's perspectives, and understand what motivates our individual political choices. People can and do vote against their own self-interests, in every party, across time, and in multiple different countries: people can convince themselves that the bad outcomes will never happen to *them*.
So, for instance, I can feel very strongly that a policy is harmful to women and my feelings aren't going to be automatically cancelled out because other women might support that policy. I might be curious about their reasoning and seek to understand it, but the existence of their support doesn't mean I can't continue to feel differently.
Because I believe in “loving thy neighbor as thyself,” is precisely why I cannot wrap my mind around the “both sides” arguments about our current political climate. The policies of one of the sides literally dehumanizes most people (women, people of color, LGBTQIA, etc.); i.e., they completely efface “The Golden Rule.” This is not “just business.” As others have stated, it about much more than a difference of opinion about fiscal policy, but whether or not some of us have the right to exist.
Do you realize that same side you are referring to that dehumanizes women, people of color, LGBTQ+ also has voters that are women, People of color, and LGBTQ+?
Two things can be true. It's important to understand each other's perspectives, and understand what motivates our individual political choices. People can and do vote against their own self-interests, in every party, across time, and in multiple different countries: people can convince themselves that the bad outcomes will never happen to *them*.
So, for instance, I can feel very strongly that a policy is harmful to women and my feelings aren't going to be automatically cancelled out because other women might support that policy. I might be curious about their reasoning and seek to understand it, but the existence of their support doesn't mean I can't continue to feel differently.