• @Keeponstalin
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    11 month ago

    When you mentioned conservative values of not relying on outside sources, that’s what I thought of due to the historical context of individualism that the video goes over. Didn’t mean to imply you were personally against those things.

    I’m talking about like, not participating in the economy as much. Growing your own food, relying on yourself as much as possible

    I’m guessing you’re referencing reducing personal consumption? I’m supportive of that, the idea is rooted in anti-capitalist sentiment. Growing your own food is just a fun hobby, I don’t think that has any real political leaning. Food Cooperatives with local communities, such as a neighborhood garden, are left-leaning tho.

    Conservatives have historically used the rhetoric of “relying on yourself, not others” to justify gutting social services and replacing them with private businesses as a way to accelerate profit seeking.

    No, community driven is great. I want to do more myself

    • @zildjiandrummer1
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      11 month ago

      See how quick you were to go to the extreme and start strawmanning everything in your previous comment though? That’s the problem.

      • @Keeponstalin
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        11 month ago

        You mentioned conservative values multiple times, so I took that at face value

        • @zildjiandrummer1
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          11 month ago

          sure but in every comment I made it very clear what I think of those programs

          • @Keeponstalin
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            11 month ago

            Not really when your mentioning conservative values as a counter balance to progressivism. I’m glad you clarified but it certainly didn’t come off that way