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This is what my anti communist mom and father-in-law have been telling me. ๐Ÿ˜‚

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[โ€“] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I was always told I'd become less liberal.

To be fair, I guess I did. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿซก

[โ€“] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

I don't know why anti communists always imply that we are going to be less empathetic when we grow older. I wonder if it is just projection from them. Also, happy cake day!

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

society's values tend to progress faster than individuals. when a conservative boomer says were "progressive" in their youth, probably all that took was not actively cheering for gay people dying of AIDs. most people's politics stay the same or even shift somewhat left in certain ways as they age

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