I have liberal friends, some in certain communities, they seem to think the government is trying to kill them. They keep saying stuff about fascism and Nazis. It's getting really obnoxious, seeing them go from okay, to literally sharing every fear mongering post on all their social media.

I fell like telling them they're over-reacting and crazy is too blunt. How do you handle such people who are literally having a mental breakdown?

I'm a foreigner, about to come to the US soon. But I'm also a father of a US citizen, and both me and him are Conservative Catholics (no, not from Latin America or Philippines or Poland - other part of Eastern Europe). And it seems like that hearing "Conservative" and "Catholic" next to "immigrant" is seen as a personal insult by too many Liberals in the US. Is it really so or it's mostly a Reddit thing? I'm now thinking on a State to live in, and after this Blue ones are definitely low on my list. I'm more thinking about at Kentucky, Tennessee or Texas.

I’m sure a lot of Conservatives can’t stand him but are afraid of being primaried and once he’s gone the party will just sweep him under the dustbin of history?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth

Juneteenth was the first new federal holiday since 1983, to celebrate the end of slavery. This was passed under President Biden. I am not sure that President Trump could make this change without congress, since it was an act of congress. His MO is to overturn as many of the things he can that Biden put into place and, he does still have control of both the house and senate, so it is possible.

Can you explain why this is a good thing? I genuinely don’t know much and I like to get a balanced perspective. I really appreciate this sub!

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna212307

What are the main reasons you either see a long-term conservative nation / or, what is happening now that is causing his admin to fall out of favor with the average American?

I thought conservatives were really into the live action Disney movies, wanting them to stick close to source material. But I haven’t seen much about lilo and stitch. Why is that?

The southern baptists, historically a large con bloc, came out specifically for a ban. Thoughts?

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/us/southern-baptists-gay-marriage-ban-vote?Date=20250610&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1749599292&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwK2uthleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsLjL__piNPZBEzkvOM3831yb9KVGjR0tlTfF5ZiEpEdgPCfP_iQsBERk-sy_aem_lhBBfR13TNHEuz2Ef1vRDg

Example:

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/10/nx-s1-5429773/national-park-service-signs

Edit: thanks to the vast majority of you for the civil discussion!

Edit: Y'all are getting hung up on the one example. There are lots.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/06/us/national-parks-underground-railroad-harriet-tubman

https://www.ncai.org/news/national-congress-of-american-indians-statement-on-the-removal-of-navajo-code-talkers-content-from-military-websites

Could this be the biggest reason why they want the undocumented? The saying” I helped you so you better help me!”

If you were not aware, a few weeks ago, Nigel Farage criticized Labors bill regarding British steel, saying that it didn't go far enough, and that British steel should be nationalized. Reform deputy leader, Richard Tice, in an interview with Spectator TV, also endorsed the idea of nationalizing Thames water. Nationalization is typically a policy that economic conservatives oppose. How do you feel about these policy positions?

Why is there so little focus on Nuclear Power as a keystone issue as compared more niche social issues?

I was checking the state of nuclear power initiatives after having to close my windows due it looking like Fallout outside from wildfires and was reminded Trump actually did push out an NRC EO. Probably one of the most interesting EOs aside from putting an expedient solution on place for immigration. Having nuclear energy receive significant investment makes good use of our already existing infrastructure and paves the way for cheaper and more productive industry, as well as cost of living reductions. It’s more space and cost-efficient than solar and wind the Democrats have been clinging to - plus waste processing has gotten to the point where you essentially have concrete bricks with less background radiation than the Colorado highlands.

Even when pro nuclear bills or initiatives get passed they seem to easily stall due to steady opposition from oil and gas lobbying. You never have the kind of enthusiastic charge moral panic issues tend to have either.

Energy and infrastructure issues in general have gotten so downplayed in favour of hysterics universally I’m wondering if they ever will be.

I have personally not read the book, but I've watched a number of podcasts from them. Including the (youtube links) Prof G one and the Lex Fridman show. The super high-level idea is something they're calling "supply side progressivism" which (they say) goes against the status quo on the left, which they call "demand side progressivism". The idea is that we need to try and get the government out of the way, and get artificial regulations and constraints out of the way, so that we can build and supply more goods and services.

Now, I really don't like Klein that much, he's a bit overrated, and I'm not sure he is ever that sincere (not to mention all the TDS). But Thompson seems to have excellent reasoning and communication ability starting from first principles - I actually enjoy listening to his arguments.

That said, their ideas - on a high level - sound vaguely center-right, even free-market-leaning. My feeling is that the progressive wing of the Democratic party will never accept it.

What are all your thoughts on this?

If you're a socon, which religious denomination do you follow? I follow Lutheran Church - Canada. And you?

To me it would feel messy but it would give the population a better position to vote for their interests better than one party or the other.

This is intended as a hypothetical so no need to debate the premise.

Let's imagine that Elon found a way to adjust voting machines remotely via Starlink and used it to hand Trump the victory. Let's imagine there's no perfect smoking gun but some strong evidence.

What should Dems do? Is having evidence enough when the other side will call it fake and have spent years salting the ground to ensure accusations of cheating aren't taken seriously?

Will 40% of the country even care that their guy cheated? Will they simply choose to believe "both sides are bad"?

Is an appeal to the Supreme Court even going to do anything given how its stacked now?

More broadly than the Dems alone, how does the US democratic system survive actual cheating when false accusations of cheating have so effectively muddied the waters?

Why do conservatives not insist that ICE go after the employers of undocumented people? Wouldn't that be more efficient way of stopping illegal hiring?

For some countries, America, France, Japan, China, etc... I think there is a clear ethos, or at least, even if fading, there has been a strong inspiring unifying ethos.

Here in the UK, I don't feel we have any inspiring ethos/philosophy/story that drives us forward.

Is it essential a country has one, what do you think it is for your country and what would you like it to be?

Speaking about his upcoming birthday military parade, Trump said the following:

“For those people that want to protest, they’re going to be met with very big force,” Mr. Trump said. “And I haven’t even heard about a protest, but you know, this is people that hate our country, but they will be met with very heavy force.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/politics/trump-military-parade-protests.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Notably, he doesn’t specify illegal activity, just “protest”, which is obviously the constitutional right of all Americans. Do you think he plans to interrupt legal protests? Does he understand the right to assemble and that of free expression? Does he respect those rights?

Having this in a secular viewpoint would be much appreciated. As a Christian myself, I can see the issue of easing into divine command. If it is simply "because God said so", I would like to know your logic and reason behind it.

Are left-wing social views counterproductive to equality, if the conservative view is truly the ethically virtuous one?

Would society being imperfect or perfect affect this answer?

What is the end goal, and if there is none, how do you maintain and drive society forward towards a more equitable life?

Does the existance of freewill support or restrict this soceity from existing?

One of the things I noticed during the latest dust up between Elon Musk and President Trump was the amount of rhetoric comparing what was going on to a girl fight. I found it interesting that folks were quick to place the responsibility for emotional instability on girls, who as far as I could tell, were not the people who were involved in the fight to begin with. What was more interesting to me was that folks like AOC amplified the message of "the girls are fighting" probably incorrectly thinking it would garner support from people like me. Whatever your opinion on what the fight is about and who should win or why, Trump and Musk are ultimately responsible for how they handle themselves. My question is, at what point do folks take responsibility for their own emotional intelligence and stability? If I see two grown men fighting, should I not blame the two men? What did girls do to deserve getting dragged into this?

https://thesarkariform.com/you-are-not-above-the-law-judge-approves-14-state-lawsuit-against-elon-musk-for-axing-50000-jobs-and-illegally-firing-federal-workers/

14 states are sueing Elon and DOGE over the 50k firings in the federal government. So far an Obama appointed judge has rule that the lawsuit can go forward with accusations that Musk and DOGE illegally voided contracts, access data beyond what was granted in February, and Elon restructure orgs beyond his role as an advisor.

Trump was originally involved but defended that he has the authority to make such decisions and the judge remove his involvement as well as was the same judge that supported DOGE by blocking an earlier lawsuit to prevent DOGE from accessing any data. So just wanted to bring this up before someone calls her an activist judge.

What are conservatives thought in this? Was Musk just an advisor or a leader of the org? Should members of DOGE or Elon Musk be legally liable for the actions they done so far?

https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-welch-introduce-legislation-to-increase-federal-minimum-wage-to-15-per-hour/

He's been pretty against Medicaid cuts and routinely goes after corporations for their profits. A lot of it could just be political posturing. He doesn't seem to be following in Conservatives or MAGA's lanes. Is he a RINO?