Originally Posted by TheBigSky
Originally Posted by STRSWilson
There are only two reasons to be a liberal:

1. Virtue Signaling
2. The Free Stuff
I can get behind this answer STRS and agree that those answers are legitimate; but, most Democrats won't put those forth as the answers to "why" they will vote only Democrat. However, those can still be done, with Republicans in office. Arguably, with conservative fiscal policies, there can be "affordable" free stuff and even a more efficient "free stuff system".

Virtue signaling can also be done while voting for Republicans. The problem is, one "virtue signals", in my opinion, for two reasons only. First, is to pander, usually for self-preservation. Second is to make one feel better about him/her self.

So, although I believe your statement(s) to be true, they can't be the reason to choose Democrats over Republicans. Or, can they? I don't know.


You can park a whole lot of excuses under these two categories.

Virtue Signaling - Liberals believe they're smarter than everyone else, they believe they're more highly evolved than everyone else, they believe they're more capable to govern over the little people, they believe they're more accepting than anyone else.

Free Stuff - Too lazy and shiftless to get a job, too incapable to take care of themselves, believe that the government exists to take care of them, believe the system is holding them back, believe they are owed all the free stuff they can get, completely shameless and irresponsible.

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