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Originally Posted by Locke
What is going on in Society?
Pre-Covid I identified as a Conservative. Simply because I wanted our Social Services and Social Programs to be solvent and remain able to serve people.
I was not, nor ever have been, 'Socially Conservative.' Merely fiscally.
People can do what they want.
But we're seeing the rise in demand of this kind of thing all over the world. America, South America, Brexit, Italy, France barely dodged it, Eastern Europe...
This is a very disturbing trend.
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What's defined as conservative has also shifted significantly. The general philosophy of having smaller government and letting people do what they want, falls pretty squarely on the conservative side.
Various social issues, like gay marriage, abortion (at least in Canada), church and state, etc... have more or less been settled. These were the old fighting points. Now issues like government spending, housing, immigration, and restrictions on individual liberties are the primary points of contention between the left/right.