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Andrew F
@aftd.dev

I've slid left on pretty much everything but went conservative on "actually morality is not relative -- please stop electing sex pests and yes, I think Bill Clinton having an affair with an intern should be impeachable."

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Aslan French
@jcklpe.bsky.social

The "morality is relative" thing is a complete boondoggle dreamed up by conservative grifter like Roger Scruton in the 80s. To the degree to which any serious philosopher argues that morality is "relative" it's only to the degree that they mean it is that "context matters".

Aslan French
@jcklpe.bsky.social

Which is to say something humans have believed for basically forever. It is in fact the exact idea expressed in many scriptures. It is hardly new or some kind of pomo plot towards nihilism.

Flo
@skade.bsky.social

The problem I frequently run into is that I'm "conservative" in the sense of the word on quite some issues... say - human rights. But "conservative" in the political sense doesn't represent that.

Andrew F
@aftd.dev

Yeah, I find myself thinking "I support family values" and that has everything to do with, like, child care and parental leave and not electing rapists, and very little to do with, like, drag queens.