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Originally Posted by Answer

Look, I admit I'm fairly liberal on a lot of common issues. I'm also conservative on some issues, and there are plenty of lefties who don't consider me liberal enough. That being said, the 1 thing I don't understand how conservatives espouse "American values", but blatantly choose to ignore the fact that like Congress is like 78% straight white males, and by today's standards, that's progress. Can we acknowledge that it doesn't accurately represent the true diversity of the American people, and there's an absence of different perspectives in these conversations.

There's no reason why the majority of a ballot should only represent 1 party (Whether that be liberal, or republican). There's no reason why men should have an overwhelming majority in passing bills that strictly affect women. Laws are also purposely put into place to restrict voting from unfavorable demographics, that shit is flat out undemocratic. That shouldn't even be a partisan issue, no person who considers themselves an American should be supportive of us not embracing the democratic process. You should want as many constituents voting and being politically vocal as possible, even if they don't share your beliefs, because that's what democracy is. If your beliefs are better, they'll win out, and that's fine. But being okay with gerrymandering, voter suppression, & while we're at it - overall corporate lobbying, politicians being majority shareholders in large corporations just because it facilitates your belief system is unpatriotic.

This flew under radar for me but just saw it and this was a solid read