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Sure. I live in a city but know many people from villages and towns.
Most people I know tend to be very anti-conservative because of a "stick-up-the-ass" attitude of (some) conservatives. Please understand that I'm not saying that all, or even the average, conservative is that way. But it doesn't take many drops to poison the well. Especially in absence of people pointing to an issue.
What fundamentally appears to happen is that people idolize their moral values so strongly that they begin demonizing (willingly or unwittingly) anyone who doesn't follow them to the tee, or close themselves off from learning and growing.
The war on drugs is one example. Just like with people, not all are bad and some are good (even including cures for diseases big pharma is exacerbating and keeping alive for profit). Not all applications and uses are bad and some are good.
Telling people that "weed is devil's lettuce" or that all drugs will lead to demise is not just MSM style fearmongering (and I believe it was seeded by the same shitbags in the first place), but objectively wrong.
Nobody should ever take drugs as lightly as so many idiots are of course. They're powerful substances that just like any other tool can be destructive or beneficial.
When kids start doing them with the wrong mindset, e.g. fearmongering and bullshit that turns out objectively false, then they're at great risk of walking down bad roads. A longer-term end-result is precisely what you see in liberal places. Though those places have gotten so extreme now that zoomers are starting to become conservatives just because they've seen what happened with millenials.
It's not just the media et. al. that are to blame. It's also people being too militant in pushing their beliefs. Just communicate your findings, stop trying to forcefully convince people unless you want to achieve the opposite effect.
tl;dr Life is about learning, which involves communication and listening. Nobody is going to listen to someone who tries to force themselves upon them. Worst case with stubborn backlash that will ripple through society and put our way of life at risk.
No, it's still both sides as far as I can tell. Just because liberals are doing it as well doesn't mean conservatives aren't contributing to the shit show.
Parents are just being lazy when they shut their kids down instead of teaching them about objective research and self-responsibility. And the result are libtards, who just try to right those wrongs and eventually go way overboard themselves.
It puzzles me that you bring an example of exactly the problem I've talked about while trying to claim almost the exact opposite.
Guess humans naturally tend to project.
The ones that figure things out aren't the problem.
The shutting down isn't just bad because of the reactive, rebellious attitude if creates. But also because it signals to the kid that verification and objective analysis is unnecessary.
Just listen to the authority and shut down anyone who doesn't.
Humans are smart, kids much more so than adults. If you talk to them right they'll help you make your argument for you and act the right way.
Though I did also notice the trend (especially in Gen Z) back to conservatism. If you ever even mentioned virginity when I went to school it'd be a laughing matter.
Meanwhile Gen Z are starting to make waiting for marriage cool again (not a surprise, because who the fuck wants his wife to be screwing another guy while you sleep on the couch and praise her independence).
Edit: "Do as thou wilt" should be for looking outward. Live and let live. Doesn't mean we should follow every impulse, something that went missing. The balance between leaving people the fuck alone and not being a degenerate in your own life is a fine line to walk.