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Conservatives are more insecure than progressives.
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RationalMadman
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Thanks for comments regardless.
As you won’t comment any further, neither will I.
Have a good one!
Conservatives tend to think Marxist critiques of capitalism are good. They strongly disagree on Marxist ways of fixing the problem (communism). Most conservatives are aware that capitalism isn't perfect. I've never heard a conservative says its a good thing people grow up in one parent households or the fact some kids cant go college. They just don't think communism is any better an alternative. I am not a communist, but the statistics on their insane levels of mental illness speak for themselves. I get the sense you have an unjustified leap of logic in believing more empathy equals more mental strength. I could easily claim a clear divide in that and say it only shows more mental strength when it comes to helping others but not yourself.
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Even that I would argue is false, people are as only strong as their reasons. If you don't even believe you have free will, whatever reason you have will always be held back by your self-belief. Although I wont comment further, its your debate.
I agree with your main point. Nonetheless, I disagree with your point in being conservatives are mentally stronger.
Your statement essentially propounds that conservatives are ‘mentally stronger’ as they do not value empathy as much as progressives do. However I would say that empathy is what creates mental strength.
To immediately accept some for what it is (e.g. poverty, health) is not resilient. If we accept, let’s say, poorer health care as a given, then we get no closer to a solution. If there is a way for everyone to be healthy, then us as a collective should try to achieve it.
If we suffer certain problems that can be resolved, then we should blame the thing preventing the resolution.
They're at similar levels of insecurity, but conservatives more. Conservatives, despite this, are still mentally stronger and more resilient to the troubles of life. Courage isn't having no fear, but being able to face what you fear. Leftists blame their lack of health and drive in life on other people, institutions, and determinism. At least overweight conservatives own the fact that they are fat for their own decisions. Conservatives are more insecure precisely because they're more willing to face and accept hard facts of reality. Leftists will generally try to ignore or reason away these facts, so they feel like they don't have to face the fact that they ultimately have the final say over their emotional well being. This is a hard thing for many to accept. It has a lot of responsibility.