I’m a young woman who is a conservative Republican. AMA.

[Anonymous]

It's a fact that the new laws kicking into effect in red states are putting far too much liability and risk of potential prosecution on OB-GYNs and many of them are leaving red states.

How does OP reconcile that as being a good thing for young conservative women?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you feel about the top news-grabbing Republican politicians, like Jim Jordan, who's known for hyperbolic ranting, specious bomb-throwing, blaming and accusations and who has been in office for 8 terms but has never managed to pass a single piece of meaningful legislation to actually fix anything?

How do you feel about the unhinged lunatics in your party, like Marjorie Taylor Greene, and things like her "Jewish Space Lasers"?

How do you feel about the other seditious and treasonous elements in the GOP, like Paul Gosar, who has been tied to the J6 attack on the US Capitol?

Do you still believe the Trumpian narrative about "stolen election" and the repeatedly-disproven claims of massive widespread election fraud?

How do you feel about the GOP's continued ties to far right wing extremists like Proud Boys and Oathkeepers?

How do you feel about the GOP not disavowing any of these people?

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Said "ask me anything" and now can't answer...? Can't stand up to real scrutiny? Can't face harsh realities?

[Anonymous]

Why do you think you are special, OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you a trump supporter? Or a “conservative R” of the old school branch?

If you are the former, why?

If the latter, how do you see the party purging this new harmful wing?

I did not vote for Trump in 2020 (first time I was old enough to vote in a presidential election) in either the primary or the general. However, I would say that I lean somewhat more his way than the way of old-school Rs.

There are some specific policies that I think need to be implemented. Regarding college, I think Parent Plus Loans, in particular, need to stop being given out completely, and Graduate Plus Loans need to have hard caps on how much can be given out. I think that for future students, student loan interest rates for federal loans should be increased.

I support American Exceptionalism. I want this country to prioritize increasing the birthrate, and to phase out DACA. Drastically increase marriage rates and decrease fatherlessness, which is the cause of so many of the issues we face today.

Really? This just makes the burden greater as young adults are starting out in the world. Seems like a 1% interest or no interest for solely educational use is the better, ore equitable way to go.

Nope, it would reduce tuition and force colleges to cut costs and jobs because students would be less willing to take out a gazillion dollars in loans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you a trump supporter? Or a “conservative R” of the old school branch?

If you are the former, why?

If the latter, how do you see the party purging this new harmful wing?

I did not vote for Trump in 2020 (first time I was old enough to vote in a presidential election) in either the primary or the general. However, I would say that I lean somewhat more his way than the way of old-school Rs.

There are some specific policies that I think need to be implemented. Regarding college, I think Parent Plus Loans, in particular, need to stop being given out completely, and Graduate Plus Loans need to have hard caps on how much can be given out. I think that for future students, student loan interest rates for federal loans should be increased.

I support American Exceptionalism. I want this country to prioritize increasing the birthrate, and to phase out DACA. Drastically increase marriage rates and decrease fatherlessness, which is the cause of so many of the issues we face today.

Really? This just makes the burden greater as young adults are starting out in the world. Seems like a 1% interest or no interest for solely educational use is the better, ore equitable way to go.

Yeah zero interest mortgages would make housing prices go down right?

I like what Mitch Daniels is doing at Purdue. He froze tuition for a decade and is willing to make unpopular choices to cut costs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw a lot of youthful naïveté in the op’s wishlist. Increase fatherhood? Yeah, dude. Good luck with that on a national level. Sht in one hand and wish in another and see which one fills up first.

Sorry I meant “increase marriage rates” and “decrease fatherlessnessl”. You spout platitudes about that, but really that’s a social issue and social mores are changing rapidly. I think op is approaching this discussion from a religious angle and, there too, social are changing. Read some pew studies on religiousity and church attendance declines and you tell us how that will bode for marriage rates and basically a return to traditional
1950’s types of values.

It will bode well because the only people having kids in large numbers are the religious.

Tell that to my atheist neighbors. One is an OBGYN with 6 kids. I know some large-ish families that are religious too. I laugh when people stereotype large families though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw a lot of youthful naïveté in the op’s wishlist. Increase fatherhood? Yeah, dude. Good luck with that on a national level. Sht in one hand and wish in another and see which one fills up first.

Sorry I meant “increase marriage rates” and “decrease fatherlessnessl”. You spout platitudes about that, but really that’s a social issue and social mores are changing rapidly. I think op is approaching this discussion from a religious angle and, there too, social are changing. Read some pew studies on religiousity and church attendance declines and you tell us how that will bode for marriage rates and basically a return to traditional
1950’s types of values.

It will bode well because the only people having kids in large numbers are the religious.

Tell that to my atheist neighbors. One is an OBGYN with 6 kids. I know some large-ish families that are religious too. I laugh when people stereotype large families though.

They’re the exception, not the rule. Conservatives are out-reproducing liberals en masse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You've voted in two elections and didn't even vote for the Republican presidential candidate and here you are labeling yourself someone who "generally votes straight-ticket Republican."

Maybe I should start defining myself by things I've done once.

I literally laughed out loud at that! Generally votes my a$$. You’re barely getting started!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you from the south?
Christian?
Low income?
Controlling father?

1-I’m from a former industrial town in the Northeast. I go to college in DC.
2-Roman Catholic
3-Low 100,000s HHI
4-Some people would probably call him “controlling,” but I think he is better described as being a strong captain of the household

Did your "captain of the household" dad graduate from college?
Are you white?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you from the south?
Christian?
Low income?
Controlling father?

1-I’m from a former industrial town in the Northeast. I go to college in DC.
2-Roman Catholic
3-Low 100,000s HHI
4-Some people would probably call him “controlling,” but I think he is better described as being a strong captain of the household

Did your "captain of the household" dad graduate from college?
Are you white?

Graduated from trade school
Yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you a trump supporter? Or a “conservative R” of the old school branch?

If you are the former, why?

If the latter, how do you see the party purging this new harmful wing?

I did not vote for Trump in 2020 (first time I was old enough to vote in a presidential election) in either the primary or the general. However, I would say that I lean somewhat more his way than the way of old-school Rs.

There are some specific policies that I think need to be implemented. Regarding college, I think Parent Plus Loans, in particular, need to stop being given out completely, and Graduate Plus Loans need to have hard caps on how much can be given out. I think that for future students, student loan interest rates for federal loans should be increased.

I support American Exceptionalism. I want this country to prioritize increasing the birthrate, and to phase out DACA. Drastically increase marriage rates and decrease fatherlessness, which is the cause of so many of the issues we face today.

Really? This just makes the burden greater as young adults are starting out in the world. Seems like a 1% interest or no interest for solely educational use is the better, ore equitable way to go.

Nope, it would reduce tuition and force colleges to cut costs and jobs because students would be less willing to take out a gazillion dollars in loans.

Tuition is high because states stopped funding it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you from the south?
Christian?
Low income?
Controlling father?

1-I’m from a former industrial town in the Northeast. I go to college in DC.
2-Roman Catholic
3-Low 100,000s HHI
4-Some people would probably call him “controlling,” but I think he is better described as being a strong captain of the household

Did your "captain of the household" dad graduate from college?
Are you white?

Graduated from trade school
Yes

OP, you are quite cryptic about what you will answer. Typically with an AMA, the poster actually answers the questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you a trump supporter? Or a “conservative R” of the old school branch?

If you are the former, why?

If the latter, how do you see the party purging this new harmful wing?

I did not vote for Trump in 2020 (first time I was old enough to vote in a presidential election) in either the primary or the general. However, I would say that I lean somewhat more his way than the way of old-school Rs.

There are some specific policies that I think need to be implemented. Regarding college, I think Parent Plus Loans, in particular, need to stop being given out completely, and Graduate Plus Loans need to have hard caps on how much can be given out. I think that for future students, student loan interest rates for federal loans should be increased.

I support American Exceptionalism. I want this country to prioritize increasing the birthrate, and to phase out DACA. Drastically increase marriage rates and decrease fatherlessness, which is the cause of so many of the issues we face today.

Really? This just makes the burden greater as young adults are starting out in the world. Seems like a 1% interest or no interest for solely educational use is the better, ore equitable way to go.

Nope, it would reduce tuition and force colleges to cut costs and jobs because students would be less willing to take out a gazillion dollars in loans.

Tuition is high because states stopped funding it.

Yes because universities started adding a bunch of ridiculous amenities and majors. Cut services and then I’ll support more funding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you from the south?
Christian?
Low income?
Controlling father?

1-I’m from a former industrial town in the Northeast. I go to college in DC.
2-Roman Catholic
3-Low 100,000s HHI
4-Some people would probably call him “controlling,” but I think he is better described as being a strong captain of the household

Did your "captain of the household" dad graduate from college?
Are you white?

Graduated from trade school
Yes

OP, you are quite cryptic about what you will answer. Typically with an AMA, the poster actually answers the questions.

More like being selective and only answering the questions that don't involve uncomfortable truths. But yes, that's not how an AMA works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you from the south?
Christian?
Low income?
Controlling father?

1-I’m from a former industrial town in the Northeast. I go to college in DC.
2-Roman Catholic
3-Low 100,000s HHI
4-Some people would probably call him “controlling,” but I think he is better described as being a strong captain of the household

This response reads more Boomer than Gen Z.