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"Many of these people came to work at Federal Programs to defend aspects of our constitutional system," said one lawyer who left the unit during Trump's second term. "How could they participate in the project of tearing it down?"

We can kick the broader topic around all day, be happy to, but I'm wondering if many liberals have changed their view. I've seen a great many posts on lemmy stating just that, but is a sea change coming?

During the first Trump administration, and maybe continuing until today, LGBT, blacks and women, taken as a whole, were the top gun purchasing demographic. I've posted that fact dozens of times over the years, both here and on reddit. I'm betting that caused some cognitive dissonance!

"We love trans people!"

"They sure are buying shitloads of guns! And they're most welcome to the community!"

"..."

While we're at it, notice how ICE is targeting non-armed areas like NYC and LA? OTOH, that may be to punish liberal areas. Both?

Anyway, I have a brown, legal, immigrant wife, so I have a dog in this fight.

Ok, it's been a month or two but this comm didn't exist back then.

If we're going to tell Biden he can't forgive student loans because Congress is in charge of the purse, then we must tell Trump that he can't impose tariffs because Congress is in charge of the purse!

How will anybody respect us otherwise?

When the truth is your enemy, what do you stand for?

Tired of your con comms being railroaded by a handful of posters? Tired of being banned for downvoting bad posts? Tired of all the thinly veiled fascism? Me. Too. Here in this comm, we return to our roots and remember our nation's values. No more reactionary pearl clutching or fear mongering. No more us vs them. No more authoritarian worship.

Do we really need another conservative community? Yes. After all, this is the only conservative news comm on this server that you can actually post to right now! If this comm looks anything like that one, then I have failed you.

My sincere dream for this comm is to bring back respect to a conservative lifestyle that has been misrepresented since at least the 80s. The Overton Window won't move itself. I'm no libertarian but I do believe someone should be able to protect themselves, find meaningful work, and live a life of dignity. The middle ground is that you shouldn't have to do everything alone. In kindergarten terms: Good people doing good things should be enabled and bad people doing bad things should be stopped.

Society is built on the work we do for each other. You probably didn't build the road you drive to work on, grow the food you eat, sew the clothes you wear, act out the movies you enjoy, or process the materials for the electronic device you're reading this post on. Self sufficiency is an admirable goal but we should not aim to be 8 billion individuals. That being said, the work must be done. I'm a firm believer in "things only get done when somebody takes charge of it" and do believe in the power of elbow grease. You'll find I talk a lot about "happy mediums."

A diversity of opinions/perspectives/priorities strengthens a society in the same way as a diverse ecosystem. As long as who you are and what you do doesn't infringe on other people's rights or safety then don't hold back.

Democracy is how we decide what we stand for. Not some hand wavy call-to-nature bullshit or asking 1 guy what he thinks. All else falls short of freedom. We have lost our way in this regard. I could go on all day about this, but I won't.

I believe in border reform. It's kind of a dick move for us to show up, steal the land from the native Americans, describe ourselves as the greatest country in the world, then bar entry to nearly everybody who wants in. One of the many things I aim to be in life is a Provider and providing for people I don't know is the epitome of success on that front. Now I'm not advocating for an Open Border by any means, but the process should not be as limiting as it is.

You don't have to agree with me on any of these points for us to have a good time here. Respect will be my #1 concern as I moderate this community.