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[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Queer people voting for conservative politicians will never cease to amaze me. I discovered a queer acquaintance who I had friended on Instagram was following Trump, Pierre Polievre, and that insane Randy Hillier, which shocked me. Why would you do that? They hate queer people.

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

There is a big difference between voting/supporting them and following them on social media. I encourage everyone, Left as well as Right, to follow people, pages and communities of the other side. You should know the story the other side tells itself. Even if you don't agree with it - it's better to not agree with the real thing than to fight straw men in echo chambers.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Maybe but it sure is discomforting.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 4 points 22 hours ago

Because they're not single issue voters, would be the rational explanation. But probably they also haven't bothered to reasonably research who has what agenda. If you're into politics, it can come as a surprise, but many people really don't want to know anything about it, and they work hard to learn as little as possible.

I'm not blaming them for developing a strong dislike to politics, considering how dirty almost everyone is, but I hope that people can realize that ignoring a thing you don't like doesn't make it go away.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

Bootlickers transcend identity politics. They're just looking for a boot.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

And they make no secret of it!