r/askanything • u/SignificantCrow • 5h ago

Political Question Are Republicans inherently selfish?

Not referring to every individual obviously but as a whole, compared to democrats/independents they seem to really only care about themselves or their immediate family and pretty much have a “f**k em” attitude towards literally everyone else. Does anyone else feel this way?

This would explain why so many are against social policies but have no issue dumping much more money into the military instead, for example.

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u/slippery_hippo 4h ago

Funny to say republicans are better at focusing on things they can improve when that’s not the case with healthcare, mental health, school shootings, childcare. What exactly are republicans improving besides the bottom line for the 1%?

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u/slippery_hippo 4h ago

Did op that I replied to delete their comments or block me? Hmm

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u/ElectricalPublic1304 4h ago

Funny to say republicans are better at focusing on things they can improve when that’s not the case with healthcare, mental health, school shootings, childcare.

I discussed the structural things things that people can affect. That it's easier for most people to do things that are more personal and local. Rather than start at the top, and try to "trickle" benefits down to the people from Washington's treasury.

that’s not the case with healthcare

So, it's humorous you went right to a selfish benefit.

The last major "benefit" of which was a nuclear bomb in the healthcare market, that destroyed insurance for tens-of-millions of people. Made insurance perpetually more expensive--especially for young people.

But ya'll call it good because it's good for you. Because you're deeply selfish :) And you innately view politics as the means to satisfy your selfishness... at other people's expense.

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u/Guy_Fleegmann 3h ago

You believing that universal healthcare is a 'selfish' benefit is very illustrative of the republican world view.

To you, universal healthcare means 'I get something for free'. To a social progressive, universal healthcare means 'healthcare is a common good'.

Security of the nation is a common good that you understand. Healthcare should be the same, but you can not see past someone 'getting something for free'. You see, and react, as if it is a zero sum game, which it very much is not. It is a common good.

The zero-sum mindset manifests distinctively among republicans. It influences views on immigration, gender politics, and our social safety net. It drives the hyper-partisan republican policy; the 'us or them' mentality.