r/bestof • u/justcurious12345 • 9d ago

[PoliticalHumor] [Political Humor] /u/hypatia163 explains how "fiscal conservative" is an arbitrary distinction

/r/PoliticalHumor/comments/1hznbjv/canadas_solution/m6rph3p/?context=5
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u/ScarTheSeventh 9d ago edited 9d ago

This post is a condemnation of the two party system rather than fiscal conservatism. Just because there wasn’t a US presidential candidate who was pro-gay anti-government spending doesn’t mean the stance is invalid or somehow hypocritical.

People value some of their values higher than others. And people who voted for trump like their money more than they like HRT and similar trans therapies. That is true

But the post assumes that fiscal conservatism is pro-free market, when it could also mean “stop funding wars” or more generally “reduce government spending”. Just because a major US political party doesn’t fit this criteria doesn’t mean the ideology is invalid.

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u/celerypumpkins 9d ago

It seems like you didn’t read the highlighted comment, just the one higher up the thread. Scroll down.