• zeal0telite [he/him,they/them]
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    3 years ago

    They're not actually going to change. They're using pushback against liberalism as an excuse for continuing to be a liberal.

    Like when conservatives say "I used to be liberal but then LGBT folks made me right-wing".

    On some level, their worldview is being challenged so they retreat back into what they already believed as a defense.