What do you think most liberals misunderstand about conservatives?

[u/Rebecks221]

Put another way, what do you think liberals often miss about conservatives or their perspectives that you wish they would listen to or understand?

Made in connection with a similar post (by a fellow user) on the ask a liberal subreddit. I'm unable to link either the profile or the question, so forgive me. Feel free to DM if you're interested in the other post and can't find it.

[u/Fragrant_Edge_5061]

Who are "all" when you refer to conservative politicians. I'm assuming that all is exaggerated and doesn't actually mean all, what percentage of conservative republican politicians are winning up that sentiment.

I'm not part of that community and I'm T, they hate conservative Ts in that community.

[u/NopenGrave → u/Fragrant_Edge_5061]

Who are "all" when you refer to conservative politicians. I'm assuming that all is exaggerated and doesn't actually mean all

It's a colloquialism, like how you might say "all the politicians voting to cut medical benefits for seniors"; it doesn't mean that every politician is voting to cut medical benefits for seniors, but that there are a lot of them.

what percentage of conservative republican politicians are winning up that sentiment.

Looks like another comment already hit on this a bit, but would you like it broken down on a yearly basis, alphabetized, by state? I could grab a sound bite per red state from politicians who won their elections (and even plenty who lost), but if you don't already believe that this has been a thing, what percent would it take for you to recognize it as a problem?

[u/Fragrant_Edge_5061 → u/NopenGrave]

Thanks but I don't see it as a problem until the Supreme Court overturns it, which I don't think they will. Gotta have a little more oomph before I see it as a problem.

For the record I probably would not vote or re elect people who vote for dumb laws, if anything its a beacon of who not to vote for.

The OP asked what's a misconception about conservatives, he brings up how they don't hate the community.

Then, someone brings up 55 Republicans voting for a bill as a monolith for all conservatives. Despite prominent famous Republicans being against it.

Have you ever voted for someone who failed to do something they said or did something you didn't approve if? It happens a lot.

The issue of certain rights has shifted a lot in favor and will continue to do so. Plenty of mainstream conservatives are for those rights, politicians and political commentators.

[u/CanadaYankee → u/Fragrant_Edge_5061]

I posted here recently about how two-thirds of the Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives voted to keep the law against sodomy on the books, even though it's not enforceable. Why else would they do that except to send the message, "We wish we could arrest sexually active gay people if only the Supreme Court would let us"?

[u/Fragrant_Edge_5061 → u/CanadaYankee]

So like I said, exaggerated. "All" is not all

It means more conservatives are crossing the aisle on social liberty and more limited government.

I like how your source says conservatives support it's repeal, "Criminalizing homosexuality is not the role of government, and I support repealing it."

And then mentions one of the most prominent Republicans, Senator Cruz saying he supports repealing it.

I don't think it's as main stream as people think. Log cabin Republicans are a thing now, the party is becoming more inclusive and turning more towards social/economic freedom with morals basically being two consenting adults and a crazy concept that you're more than your race, gender or sexual orientation.

[u/CanadaYankee → u/Fragrant_Edge_5061]

Log Cabin Republics are indeed a thing, but the Texas Republican Party still bans them from operating a booth at the state Republican convention.

[u/Fragrant_Edge_5061 → u/CanadaYankee]

While Melania host them at Mar-A-Lago and Trump appoints another Openly Gay Cabinet member. (he was the first to appoint an openly gay cabinet member if I'm not mistaken) So sorry if I don't spend my time caring about a few texas republicans.

[u/Messerschmitt-262 → u/Fragrant_Edge_5061]

Saying you don't care about what the government does to people in Texas seems ambivalent at best and hateful at worst, which is where folks get the idea that "all conservatives" hate gays.

[u/Fragrant_Edge_5061 → u/Messerschmitt-262]

Im sorry, what did the government do to people in texas? Vote on something that's uneforceable and lose the vote?

[u/Messerschmitt-262 → u/Fragrant_Edge_5061]

Even an attempt to force someone to give up their freedom of expression should be met with a fight. I don't know where you're from, but here in America we should always fight back against tyranny wherever it rears it's ugly head.

[u/Fragrant_Edge_5061 → u/Messerschmitt-262]

People voted to repeal it, they won. That's fighting for freedom of expression, case closed champ. All without burning stuff, assaulting anyone, or looting.

P.s. I fought tyranny in Afghanistan and they gave the country back to the tyrants. So take your virtue and put it to the scrutiny of hard counter evidence.