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[–] Serinus@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Some are just young and/or naive. If you don't think past the surface it makes sense. It's (American) conservativism with less hate. And it's another tool to manipulate people into supporting lower taxes on the rich.

It's appealing at a glance because the first thing kids notice about it is that you don't have to hate gays for no reason.