Personally, I don't see it as a morality issue, as it is an identity issue. My friend identifies so strongly with the Democrat party, that she doesn't question their policies. Even though she doesn't care for specific movements within the D party (trans, grooming) and is a small business owner herself, she is absolutely convinced that life would be 1000 times worse under a Republican. For generations, her family has always voted D. She's generous to strangers, doesn't virtue signal. She'll spend Thanksgiving feeding the homeless, and not brag about it. And part of her makeup is that Government has her best interests at heart, particularly a D government. Government tells her to get vaccinated. Therefore, she'll obey. Its sad that the D party my friend believes in, doesn't exist. Yet she cannot see that. Hers is an idealized version of the D party where everyone loves their fellow man & lives in peace and harmony, and government is always honest. Her identity is so wrapped in this idealized version of the D party, that nothing can break this bond.
This, you have a lot who are oblivious or in denial that the D party has changed dramatically and act like it's still the 90's. My dad is slowly waking up to the Uniparty to where his Democrat brother gets confused when he hears us curse the names of McConnell and co while speaking praise of others like Gaetz though that might also be because Dem voters are heavily indoctrinated into never questioning another Dem period. But yeah in general older Dem voters keep pretending that all this drag queen and trans agenda shit is stuff that we made up even though their own people push it which makes me wonder if they are so oblivious that they never even listen to anything and don't actually know what their party is really up to. I find the later possible as up until 2020 I had checked out of politics and the news so much that I had no idea what even Rs were up to and was shocked by all the TDS when I started paying attention again as I had missed so much of it by not tuning in to media for the previous three years.
Personally, I don't see it as a morality issue, as it is an identity issue.
I understand what you are trying to say here, but it is a morality issue. If it is true (that the vaxx harms people), then someone is immoral to support it (even if they 'identify' with a party).
So, yes, your friend may 'identify' a certain way, but the issue of morality is larger than the issue of identification.
One of many things I'll never understand is the generational R/D voter, specifically democrat. They're the "my grandfather and father voted democrat, so I will too." They don't have an original thought in their head.
Personally, I don't see it as a morality issue, as it is an identity issue. My friend identifies so strongly with the Democrat party, that she doesn't question their policies. Even though she doesn't care for specific movements within the D party (trans, grooming) and is a small business owner herself, she is absolutely convinced that life would be 1000 times worse under a Republican. For generations, her family has always voted D. She's generous to strangers, doesn't virtue signal. She'll spend Thanksgiving feeding the homeless, and not brag about it. And part of her makeup is that Government has her best interests at heart, particularly a D government. Government tells her to get vaccinated. Therefore, she'll obey. Its sad that the D party my friend believes in, doesn't exist. Yet she cannot see that. Hers is an idealized version of the D party where everyone loves their fellow man & lives in peace and harmony, and government is always honest. Her identity is so wrapped in this idealized version of the D party, that nothing can break this bond.
There are people who are Rs for the same reason - lifelong indoctrination.
Even here many refuse to admit the uniparty is a thing.
This, you have a lot who are oblivious or in denial that the D party has changed dramatically and act like it's still the 90's. My dad is slowly waking up to the Uniparty to where his Democrat brother gets confused when he hears us curse the names of McConnell and co while speaking praise of others like Gaetz though that might also be because Dem voters are heavily indoctrinated into never questioning another Dem period. But yeah in general older Dem voters keep pretending that all this drag queen and trans agenda shit is stuff that we made up even though their own people push it which makes me wonder if they are so oblivious that they never even listen to anything and don't actually know what their party is really up to. I find the later possible as up until 2020 I had checked out of politics and the news so much that I had no idea what even Rs were up to and was shocked by all the TDS when I started paying attention again as I had missed so much of it by not tuning in to media for the previous three years.
I understand what you are trying to say here, but it is a morality issue. If it is true (that the vaxx harms people), then someone is immoral to support it (even if they 'identify' with a party).
So, yes, your friend may 'identify' a certain way, but the issue of morality is larger than the issue of identification.
Again....only my opinion.
Yes, it’s a moral issue. The main planks of the Democrats are coercion of labor and forced redistribution of earnings, which are highly immoral.
But they somehow convince millions they are the moral high ground. It’s kind of amazing in a way
It helps a lot when you have all the propaganda media on your side.
...yet.
One of many things I'll never understand is the generational R/D voter, specifically democrat. They're the "my grandfather and father voted democrat, so I will too." They don't have an original thought in their head.