Because it most certainly wouldn’t from my view.
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It’s not about you
Most people just don’t have this view of politics. They don’t equate having this or that policy position with moral virtue
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To me politics is all about morality. How we treat other people is crucial to our own humanity. All politics is personal. Deeply personal. When people die from lack of healthcare it’s not some abstraction, it’s a preventable human tragedy. And it happens daily.
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That’s your view. And it’s not the dominant one. Most people are way more cynical about politicians and politics in general. And they’re right
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That seems false, particularly as ideological and social separation has increased. Most Americans want us all to get along, but mostly mean that they want ppl to agree with them -- not that they want to accept ppl with diff opinions on abortion or race or gender or HC.
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They are called wedge issues for a reason. It would be better if politics had less salience to ppl's everyday lives, but that is hard to do as ppl become aware of massive differences in equity and as we need public action around things like climate change.
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