Re:America is giving up on the pandemic?
by disgruntledphd2 on Monday June 08, 2020 @06:37AM
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The first sentence of your second paragraph gets to the root of a lot of political polarization in the US. (and the converse is obviously true, too).
> I fundamentally don't respect most conservatives, much less those who think they need to protest against public health measures.
You're conflating political stance with intelligence. Also, you need to respect everyone. That doesn't mean agree-with or follow blindly, just recognize their inherent humanity and worth. I feel like that must have been a sentiment promulgated by someone famous at some time in the past.
Re:America is giving up on the pandemic?
by unethical_ban on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @09:03AM
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I was being harsh because it's been a harsh week.
I don't think they are "worth less" than someone else, and I certainly know there are intellectually honest, well-meaning conservatives in the country. The line starts to blur <somewhere that I have defined> but that gets too politically specific for HN.
Toward your point: I fundamentally don't respect most conservatives, much less those who think they need to protest against public health measures. So to an extent, yes, this is a lot more important than what they were complaining about.