• HonoredMule@lemmy.ca
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    15 hours ago

    While there may be a nicer way to say it, I’m bothered by the downvotes you’re getting. Fiscal conservatism is the motivated reasoning that bridges or abstracts values and logical steps people often cannot even consciously admit to themselves.

    It’s like how moralizing homelessness and feelings of disgust toward them protect oneself from the fear of becoming homeless, by manufacturing a distinction.

    Nobody doesn’t believe in spending money wisely and sustainably.

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      7 hours ago

      I never thought of it that way before. Yeah, it’s not like democrats believe money should be pissed away, but conservatives will tell you that spending money on things like human rights is “pissing it away”. Gross.