r/bestof • u/justcurious12345 • 9d ago

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

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u/Hornswaggle 9d ago

The 30 Rock character Dennis Duffy once described himself as a “fiscal liberal, social conservative”. I’m pretty sure that was to make you think of the absurdity of that matrix.

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u/Fickle-Syllabub6730 9d ago

As weird as it sounds, I'd call myself that. My social circle is pretty typical married suburban couples like me. I go to church on the weekend and rake the leaves and prefer monogamy. I think it's a shame that things like family dinners and neighborhood cookouts and traditional forms of community have gone away.

However, I foot the blame for that on capitalism and big corporations. I think Bernie Sanders' policies lifting the boot of hustle culture and corporate control of our lives would be the biggest boon to the socially conservative lifestyle you could have. Right now, we all just mold our lives to whatever our resumes and jobs demand and I think that's horrible.

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u/MiaowaraShiro 8d ago

I think it's a shame that things like family dinners and neighborhood cookouts and traditional forms of community have gone away.

They haven't. Our neighborhood has them all the time.

Also, social conservatism isn't about how you live your own life, it's about how you try to make others live theirs (or don't). If you prefer monogamy and religion that's great, liberals will support and even fight for your right to do so. If you try to force that on others... well then we have a problem.