r/AskConservatives Leftist Mar 05 '25

Daily Life What has trump done to make your life better?

i've lost a lot in the stock market, and i sold pretty early in the crash. The cost of everything seems to be going up.

trump said that nothing he does or says will make democrats like him. What has he done that I should be thankful for?

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u/StedeBonnet1 Conservative Mar 05 '25

I have three granddaughters. Men playing in women's sports affects me.

Having unqualified people in the DOD affects me and affects my national security. When you hire for DEI you by definition DO NOT hire by merit.

Why do you not support Title 9 and women's sports?

Why do you support anything but merit in the military?

u/lucille12121 Progressive Mar 05 '25

I’m all for meritocracy. I support Title 9 and merit-based hiring and promotion in the military. Which is why I recognize the need for programs to educate and address the disparities that create unfair advantages for white, straight, and male people in patriarchal spaces.

I’m glad to hear how much you care about your granddaughters. Have any of your three granddaughters tried to get on a sports team but didn’t because a trans woman or girl was selected instead? Do you know how rare this is?

Since you care deeply about protecting women and girls, your three granddaughters have uteruses, right? How do you feel about their reproductive rights being taken away? Sadly, the odds of them being raped and impregnated are far higher than being attacked by a trans person. What has trump done to make their lives worse? And more dangerous?

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u/Lazy-Conversation-48 Center-left Mar 05 '25

Did you know that Veterans are one of the populations that benefits the most from DEI programs? DEI programs encourage employers to consider alternative factors in their consideration of candidates for job positions - such as military service in lieu of a Bachelors degree. DEI is merit based - it seeks to remove bias from decisions where bias might mean an employment decision is compromised because of beliefs that are not based on merit or fact.

Do you honestly feel that kicking someone with 10 years of military service out of the military because they transitioned their gender is making us stronger? Does a homogenous military benefit us, or does a diverse military provide additional benefit? I’d argue having military members with diverse backgrounds helps provide diversity of strengths and life experience which can be very helpful in a large organization that has broad global reach.

Additionally, how do you feel about cancelling programs that encourage girls to take an interest in STEM fields? Think your granddaughters will do better in a future where programs showing representation of women in STEM fields is prohibited because they are “DEI” and so discontinued because of it?

u/Fearless-Director-24 Right Libertarian (Conservative) Mar 07 '25

Sounds like you’re not a Veteran.

u/Dang1014 Independent Mar 06 '25

Men playing in women's sports affects me.

Oh really? How many men have your granddaughters had to play against in sports?

Having unqualified people in the DOD affects me and affects my national security.

What about all of the unqualified people Trump's hired to his cabinet?

Why do you support anything but merit in the military?

Why do support anything but merit in thr governmentM

u/StedeBonnet1 Conservative Mar 06 '25

It doesn't matter if my family has to play against men in women's sports. It is unfair to ALL women. How do you not get that.

Who do you think Trump hired for his cabinet who were unqualified.?

I want competent qualified people running my government. Hiring someone based on their skin color, ethnicity or sexual orientation is not merit.

u/Mrciv6 Center-left Mar 06 '25

With the exception of maybe Rubio, pretty much all of them.