It’s also survivorship bias. Wealthy people live longer, and wealthy people are more conservative. As a cohort ages, the poor liberals die off and the wealthy assholes remain.
You stop paying attention to big things and focus on your child. “Think of the children” starts to work more because you think less about everything else.
Also women who are independent tend to be more liberal than men, but women who are dependant on their husband tend to be more conservative. Have a child, quit your job, adopt your husband’s political opinions because what’s good for him is good for you.
That’s just one possible suggestion on my part. I was reading a reddit thread yesterday where women were sharing their post partum depression. “I was so anxious that I couldn’t carry my baby through doorways. I thought I would smash their head against the doorframe. When hubby left for work we just stayed in whatever room he left us in. I had to lay my baby down and leave the door open to see them to use the toilette. I only changed him on the floor because I had visions of him falling off the coffee table and smashing his head open on the carpet.”
Like, I can see that kind of psychosis leaving a mark. Changing who you are and what you believe, if you left Fox news on while you were too anxious to walk through doorways and I am sure sleep deprived, maybe thats all it takes. Or your husband starts listening to talk radio and you don’t have the energy to argue.
Or maybe again it’s about money. People get their shit together because now they have a kid and then they have money and start voting to keep it and fuck everyone else.
Not everyone, certainly, not even most, most people don’t change their politics over time. but over time the drift goes to the right.
It’s also being annoyed and fed up with people harassing the shit out of you for being ‘rich and privileged’ when you live a pretty basic life. I paid for my own undergrad and graduate educations, lived cheap and saved up for 15 years, and finally got a house and some stability in my life.
I can’t tell you how many ‘leftists’ love ot mouth off at me now that I’m some rich privledged asshole. to them i might as well be a billionaire because if i ‘really cared about other people’ i’d let homeless drug addicts live in my spare bedroom or sell my home and give all the money to some women’s shelter. I haven’t taken a vacation in 3 years, meanwhile they are living off mom and dad and trust funds and traveling abroad 3x a year and screaming about how ‘underprivledged’ they are and how anyone who has a nominally better life than them is bad/wrong and they are some heroic struggling figure because they are ‘above’ traditional employment that might actually give them a better income.
It’s the hypocracy and the irony that I can’t stand anymore. When I grew up the left was more about equality and bringing people up, now it’s about tearing everyone else down to boost whomever is the most ‘oppressed’ at the moment.
ironically when leftists focus on economics, and not identity politics social justice bullshit… they get tons of support and votes from men of all ages.
Focusing on economics is social justice. Black, indigenous, immigrant, LGBT, are all more likely to be poor. Make healthcare more affordable, raise wages, strengthen unions, and all those groups benefit.
Pretending that social justice is at odds with kitchen table economics is a psyop by the right. They want us fighting the culture war instead of making life better for the majority.
i almost never hear that from a so called liberal, you mostly had some very conservative views enough to enact a response, but saying things like a conservatives, makes you kinda wonder if you are just on the fence.
This is the story.
It’s also survivorship bias. Wealthy people live longer, and wealthy people are more conservative. As a cohort ages, the poor liberals die off and the wealthy assholes remain.
What is it about having a kid that makes you stupid though
You stop paying attention to big things and focus on your child. “Think of the children” starts to work more because you think less about everything else.
Also women who are independent tend to be more liberal than men, but women who are dependant on their husband tend to be more conservative. Have a child, quit your job, adopt your husband’s political opinions because what’s good for him is good for you.
I cannot wrap my head around not thinking for yourself even in that scenario. But I’m an autist so maybe that’s me thing
That’s just one possible suggestion on my part. I was reading a reddit thread yesterday where women were sharing their post partum depression. “I was so anxious that I couldn’t carry my baby through doorways. I thought I would smash their head against the doorframe. When hubby left for work we just stayed in whatever room he left us in. I had to lay my baby down and leave the door open to see them to use the toilette. I only changed him on the floor because I had visions of him falling off the coffee table and smashing his head open on the carpet.”
Like, I can see that kind of psychosis leaving a mark. Changing who you are and what you believe, if you left Fox news on while you were too anxious to walk through doorways and I am sure sleep deprived, maybe thats all it takes. Or your husband starts listening to talk radio and you don’t have the energy to argue.
Or maybe again it’s about money. People get their shit together because now they have a kid and then they have money and start voting to keep it and fuck everyone else.
Not everyone, certainly, not even most, most people don’t change their politics over time. but over time the drift goes to the right.
It’s also being annoyed and fed up with people harassing the shit out of you for being ‘rich and privileged’ when you live a pretty basic life. I paid for my own undergrad and graduate educations, lived cheap and saved up for 15 years, and finally got a house and some stability in my life.
I can’t tell you how many ‘leftists’ love ot mouth off at me now that I’m some rich privledged asshole. to them i might as well be a billionaire because if i ‘really cared about other people’ i’d let homeless drug addicts live in my spare bedroom or sell my home and give all the money to some women’s shelter. I haven’t taken a vacation in 3 years, meanwhile they are living off mom and dad and trust funds and traveling abroad 3x a year and screaming about how ‘underprivledged’ they are and how anyone who has a nominally better life than them is bad/wrong and they are some heroic struggling figure because they are ‘above’ traditional employment that might actually give them a better income.
It’s the hypocracy and the irony that I can’t stand anymore. When I grew up the left was more about equality and bringing people up, now it’s about tearing everyone else down to boost whomever is the most ‘oppressed’ at the moment.
ironically when leftists focus on economics, and not identity politics social justice bullshit… they get tons of support and votes from men of all ages.
Focusing on economics is social justice. Black, indigenous, immigrant, LGBT, are all more likely to be poor. Make healthcare more affordable, raise wages, strengthen unions, and all those groups benefit.
Pretending that social justice is at odds with kitchen table economics is a psyop by the right. They want us fighting the culture war instead of making life better for the majority.
i almost never hear that from a so called liberal, you mostly had some very conservative views enough to enact a response, but saying things like a conservatives, makes you kinda wonder if you are just on the fence.
must be nice to live in such a black and white world where anyone who isn’t with you is against you.