In a major poll of South Carolina registered voters, 71% of South Carolina voters, including a majority of Republicans, believe the government should stay out of trans youth care.
They only start caring once their own children come of the closet. Not a minute earlier
Is that a generalization though? Seems like if there’s an exception then it proves the rule. Conservatism isn’t an aesthetic choice, it is a belief structure that hierarchies are not just good, but they should be set in stone.
OP isn’t stating they can’t change, but it has to personally happen to them in order for them to get perspective. That means the education or activism has to come from someone they already care about for it to matter. This is why when my ultra conservative Dad visits, we all go as a family to the most queer Church in town.
Is that a generalization though? Seems like if there’s an exception then it proves the rule. Conservatism isn’t an aesthetic choice, it is a belief structure that hierarchies are not just good, but they should be set in stone.
OP isn’t stating they can’t change, but it has to personally happen to them in order for them to get perspective. That means the education or activism has to come from someone they already care about for it to matter. This is why when my ultra conservative Dad visits, we all go as a family to the most queer Church in town.