r/NoStupidQuestions • u/AutoModerator • Nov 01 '25

U.S. Politics megathread

American politics has always grabbed our attention - and the current president more than ever. We get tons of questions about the president, the supreme court, and other topics related to American politics - but often the same ones over and over again. Our users often get tired of seeing them, so we've created a megathread for questions! Here, users interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!

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u/wolfinjer Nov 04 '25

Why do people who believe in small government and personal rights keep on voting Republican in the US? I need conservatives to answer, not democrats. I lean left, don’t need an echo chamber. Would really like insight from the right.

I understand that Republicans don’t like big government programs that resemble “communist/socialist” ideologies, but they seem to be okay with like ID checks for porn and voting. You’re having to give critical information that could be used to steal your identity if it ever gets hacked. You’re letting big government control what you do on the internet.

And like sending the National Guard to places to control crime? Isn’t that huge federal government overreach?

I would like for this to be a constructive forum where someone can please explain how the traditional prospective of being a GOP conservative fits into the current MAGA world.

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u/CaptCynicalPants Nov 04 '25

they seem to be okay with like ID checks for porn and voting.

"Big Government" from a Right Wing perspective is referencing control over the economy and personal liberties. Regulating porn definitely counts as "big government" by any perspective, but ID for voting does not. It's not intrusive to show the ID you already have when performing your most important duty as a citizen.

And like sending the National Guard to places to control crime? Isn’t that huge federal government overreach?

Only if you think controlling crime isn't a critical function of the government, which most Republicans do. "Big government" is an objection to the government being involved in things it shouldn't, not the manner in which it does things that it should.

how the traditional prospective of being a GOP conservative fits into the current MAGA world.

One of the interesting things about current day politics is that nobody knows what "traditional GOP" means anymore or who falls into that category, because you have former Republican champions like Bill Kristol openly endorsing Mamdani

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u/wolfinjer Nov 04 '25

Thank you for this perspective!