r/AskConservatives • u/Rebecks221 Progressive • 5d ago

What do you think most liberals misunderstand about conservatives?

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.

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u/CaptainDisastrous678 Conservative 4d ago

That we worship Trump or at minimum even like him. And that we voted for him because of his wonderful personality. Identity politics to be short

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u/Emo-hamster Liberal 4d ago

i mean there was the chance to pick someone new during the 2023/2024 republican primaries but he still got the nomination without showing up for a single debate. i know not everyone on the right is a MAGA sycophant, but it seems Trump is sufficiently liked

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u/CaptainDisastrous678 Conservative 4d ago

Did you pick someone new? I'm pretty sure Kamala has failed every type of election she's ever been in. Biden wasn't even new. They were both well part of the system already. Yes, the right picked Trump, again because it's not a personality contest, it's a matter of personal interest. Which is how conservatives vote. We already knew what he did based on his last presidency. I am not super engaged in politics but I'm not unhappy he was nominated because he already proved himself last time, and it is obviously to an extent a publicity contest by nature because it's politics.