… its a website run by the US Government. Why does it have such large downtimes in this day and age?

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    No, extreme budget cuts and operational undermining by lobbyist driven right wing politicians who are quite literally trying to take it down.

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        That’s the actual difference between right and left. Right is “me, me, me” and offended for every little morsel that does not go to me. Left is we, with all implications.

        That said, compared to other countries the democrates aren’t left at all, but instead center right.

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          Per the New York Times, 2018

          Their tor doesn’t seem to be paywalled.

          Red counties, which are overwhelmingly Republican, tend to report higher charitable contributions than Democratic-dominated blue counties, according to a new study on giving, although giving in blue counties is often bolstered by a combination of charitable donations and higher taxes.

          Maybe they come out more or less even, I don’t know. But to say conservatives are “me me me” and liberals are “we we we” is just ignorant and doesn’t jive with the facts.

          I a little bit of hope that you’ll read this and change the conservative strawman you have in your head just a little bit. You can’t engage in honest conversation when you do that.

          The problem is that you don’t understand conservative viewpoints. Not that you disagree, that you don’t understand.

          Here’s a short reading list, with liberal authors, about it:

          • “The Moral Roots of Ideology” by Jonathan Haidt and Jesse Graham (2007):

          This study explores the moral foundations theory and suggests that liberals and conservatives tend to prioritize different moral values, leading to divergent political ideologies. Understanding these underlying moral foundations can contribute to a better understanding of political differences.

          • “The Ideological Animal” by John T. Jost, Christopher M. Federico, and Jaime L. Napier (2009)

          This article discusses the psychological underpinnings of political ideology and explores factors that influence individuals’ understanding of opposing viewpoints, such as openness to experience, cognitive flexibility, and exposure to diverse perspectives.

          • “Beyond Ideology: Predicting Political Bias and Attitude Extremity from Personal Need for Structure” by John T. Jost, Jack Glaser, Arie W. Kruglanski, and Frank J. Sulloway (2003):

          This study examines the role of psychological factors, such as the need for structure and certainty, in shaping political bias and the ability to understand opposing views.

          Or just continue to spew hate. Your call, buddy.

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            The fact that this is downvoted speaks volumes about this place. Might as well be /r/politics.

            It was a link to the NYT and a list of three article by Liberal writers. And it gets downvoted for not being liberal enough.

            Have fun with your strawmen, assholes.