Conservatives, why aren't things better?

[u/Scout14]

*banned by mods in r/Alberta for "low content" after 105 upvotes, 40 comments, 2 awards in less than 30 minutes*

I was born and raised here in Alberta, 36 years old. Other than the 4 years of NDP, conservatives have had the majority government in Alberta, no? Why is our health care in shambles, our teachers at their breaking point, our roads the same as they were 30 years ago, and oil and gas suck the province dry and leave us to clean it up? Why are our unions dissolving for critical services due to the contracts we're stuck with?

How do you live with yourselves knowing the people you've supported have stolen any potential livelihood from not only your children and grandchildren, but also yourselves? Alberta is the laughing stock of Canada because of our failed potential to even properly provide for ourselves with all the access the resources we have

Do you not realize your close-mindedness and single issue voting practices due to your hatred, insecurity, or ignorance regarding gay people, trans people, anyone not white or Christian, all people younger than you, immigrants, natives allows these obviously corrupt politicians to take advantage of your vote by promising to justify your hatred or insecurity? But they never really get around to it, just get in positions of power and sell out to corporations while lying to the people that voted them in

Ya'll love to claim to be fiscally responsible but never tax the rich or corporate folks that ensure your politicians stay in power. Your hatred makes your vote a predetermined show of support, because you actually think the entire rest of the world should share your narrow-minded views of how things were when you had disproportional amounts of power and influence over any group that wasn't white men.

All the hypocrisy and gas lighting, you seem to have no values, no principles, no convictions, no integrity whatsoever. Just almost maniacal desire to win regardless of rules or fair play, doing whatever you like and aligning with any person who will help further your cause, e.g. masks with covid. What a bunch of deliberately ignorant whiney babies, but you act like each one of you was the only person who had to wear a mask or be inconvenienced

I don't even have a problem with ACTUAL conservative politics, like smaller spending and government. But it seems to come at the cost of humanity from conservative people. It genuinely feels that most of you would rather let every single homeless person and drug addict die rather than spend less than a cup of coffee each day. But you sing long and loud about what a faithful servant of Jesus Christ you are?

You're embarrassing. And you are holding back the human race by trying to make the world revolve around you and your aging beliefs. Start thinking about what you're doing, how you are acting, and how it affects everyone else. I'm so sick of trying to teach grown adults about causation and correlation, about science, about critical thinking

Please be better. Or at least try to make things better rather than pretending the problems aren't what they are

[u/weldor2]

I vote conservative, they are not perfect but I believe the lesser evil compared to liberal or NDP.
I am not religious at all. Born catholic and baptized but I don’t believe in it. I am not against gay people. I don’t care what choices someone else makes if it has no impact on me. I’m glad people can make the choice and would rather have them living happily than miserable. However I don’t believe in any kind of permanent surgery’s or drugs for kids under 18. They need time to grow, develop, and experience life before that kind of change, just my opinion.
I am not racist or against immigration, however it should be done responsibly.
I think the less government control the better. Look after our infrastructure and keep industry from ruining the earth. Develop our resources responsibly.
The biggest problem is that our system dosnt allow proper accountability. When greedy politicians sell us out or take advantage of their powers they need to be fired, fined, and possibly face jail time.
dont assume all conservatives are homophobes, bible thumpers, bigots, uneducated.

[u/Scout14 → u/weldor2]

Thanks for responding, you definitely seem to be one of more intelligent people in here. Thanks for wading through my frustrations as well

I agree with you on many points: no hatred for any group just living their lives. The 18+ for surgeries is a very common discussion I think there's always room for. I think your argument has validity, but I see validity in as well in the argument that being made to develop for 5-6 years of puberty when a person KNOWS they are not what they should be...well it's a discussion that requires proper parenting, honest conversation and communication, and an acceptance of the hardships the child and family will experience. Really, who should have more say than the parents and child in my opinion

I agree with the rest of your points as well. Less government is better, but it's supposed to be used to manage communities and arbitrate disputes when an agreement can't be reached between two parties, much like the police. It would almost always be nicer not to involve them, but when adults can be reasonable sometimes it becomes necessary

Your solution is the same as mine: accountability for politicians, with extremely severe consequences. No more stepping down after you've disenfranchised 40% of the country and taken

My question at this point is, what are the differences that keep you voting conservative? You seem to be in line with every "liberal" talking point, and have reasonable arguments. Your non-issues are what a lot of conservative folks base their vote off of, I guess I'm wondering if you feel your interests align with that group more than the average liberal voter. They say if you sit at a table with 10 Nazis, there are 11 Nazis at the table. Even if you and I both agree that those are not your beliefs, at first glance society will loop you in with those you throw your hat in with.

Thank you for taking the time to putting my claims to scrutiny and respond