Title: When did Democrats become so socially uptight?
Reason: User Warned: Don't dismiss concerns of children's mental development or school environment worries (lockdown drills, etc.)
Growing up in the 80s, I always identified as a democrat, even as a child. This wasn't because of my support for social welfare programs, unions or even LGBT rights, I hadn't truly grasped any of these concepts until further into my teenage years, the actual reason was far more basic: Liberals were laid back hippies and conservatives were uptight snobs. Now, many decades later, I'm mortified by the disgraceful state of the Republican party... but I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't feeling totally disenfranchised with my own party as well. Democrats have become just as anxious and uptight as Republicans, a society where both sides are occupied by helicopter parents and mentally fragile kids who wallow in perpetual agitation. There's no place for people whose philosophy hinges on living a laid back, carefree, fun and chill life. This reminded me of an about how liberals were becoming Puritans in their lifestyle choices, and it encapsulates my feelings greatly: So, Era, I ask you: Where have all the hippies gone? What happened to that beautiful ideology of carefree relaxation? And can it ever return?
Link: https://www.resetera.com/posts/8850559/
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