Okay, but have you read a construction of her actual system? It’s not about greed, it’s a system of ethics based on two things: basic metaphysical axioms you must accept to even consider any kind of philosophical discourse, and the fact that human being are alive. It sounds impossible, but she created a 100% objective system of ethics based on these principles, hence the name Objectivism. The point isn’t whether you like the idea or not, the point is whether you understand the logical origin of the ideas and why they are correct. It’s a deeply interesting system if you want to fully examine it. Here is a link to an objective source on her work including many criticisms that might help you understand it better if that’s something you wish to do.

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ayn-rand/notes.html#note-7

What is freedom-loving about conservatives? They often spend more than Democrats, are just as invested in welfare, and skirt the line on LGBT issues and freedom of education these days. Democrats can be bad in extreme cases for sure, and I don’t like them just because I dislike conservatism, but “conservative” presidents won’t bring freedom, if you mean Trump and the like.

That’s definitely true, especially in the US. In the context of recent developments, I can see how the decrease itself is concerning.

I really don’t have a problem with this. No government should support any private causes, no matter their nature, with the exception of international treaties and the like, such as NATO or the UN. I think it makes sense to ban flags representing personal opinions from federal buildings. LGBTQ+ rights must be protected by every rational humanitarian government, but it’s rather unprofessional for a government entity to fly a flag of solidarity next to a national flag in my opinion.

My point is mainly that it does not mean that over 50% of Republicans want to put gay people behind bars, which can easily be concluded from something like this. I think it represents a general attitude but isn’t a concerning statistic on its own.

Your comment on the context of current legislation is a good way of conceptualizing the data, but nonetheless I don’t think that 43% acceptance is bad. Adding in probably 90%+ of acceptance from Democrats, the average is still well over 50% in most areas, so saying that a characteristically anti-LGBT group is anti-LGBT is not too concerning.

Either way, it’s obviously important to be aware of political trends, and I don’t want to discourage a high level of awareness. The swift erosion of rights in the US is cincerning enough for me to start learning German with a general idea of moving to Switzerland.

Thank you for commenting.

The solution to the “both sides” argument is to develop a rigorous system of values based on purely logical reasoning with a definitive answer to what is ethical and what cannot be tolerated. As long as people follow emotional arguments and lines of reasoning based on higher-level concepts that fail to highlight the chain of proof that has led to their truth, then uncertainty will cause inaction and complacency.

At least it’ll fall apart entirely once they appoint kids who desperately want to be Reddit mods after no one else will do it. If they want to run every subreddit themselves, they can, but it will only hurt them immensely.

The question is worded in terms of morality, not acceptability within society. I might find non-veganism immoral, but I rarely mention this fact to others, and while I have lived a vegan lifestyle for almost 7 years now, I make no suggestion to others on the subject unless prompted directlt in conversation. If many Republicans feel that same-sex relationships are immoral, this may primarily impact their attitudes towards their own lives and not how they see those of others.

Furthermore, less than 50% support doesn’t mean over 50% direct rejection. Plenty of individuals don’t know what to think and will let anything happen as they drift through their lives. Thus, this statistic alone isn’t enough to conclude that most Republicans are against same-sex relationships.

I told protestors on my favorites subs that they needed to post an alternative if anything would happen, but no one did anything. Well, I’m here now anyway, and I posted a farewell message that will hopefully wake a few others up as well.

Wow! So Reddit is actively stealing the work of creators. It’s even worse than I had imagined. I am very glad that I have left the platform now!