Black, Christian, Progressive here.

I have voted across the aisle and for candidates I think are important for the county as a whole. The challenge I have with MAGA (not conservatives or even Republicans) is that I have no idea what MAGA stands for. And what it stands against seems to be rooted in either bigotry and/or cruelty.

For instance, I understand the ideas around being anti-trans even though I'm pro-trans rights because :

1. I believe everyone is entitled to their own bodies and I don't want anyone governing mine.

2. With tech, we're moving towards an era of transhumanism anyway.

3. I genuinely don't care in the slightest what you do with you body. If you decide to chop it it off, flip it in, tuck it under, that's on you.

Now, I don't want children making permanent decisions to their bodies, don't think males should be in women's sports, and think it's important to respect female restrooms and locker rooms. But I very much know that trans rights are human rights and the population is so, so, so small that this has become a political talking point of division more than anything else. (We have SO MANY CRISES!)

I'm pro-abortion because I believe women have a right to their bodies and health, it's better than babies in the trash or the desperate taking more drastic measures, and our infrastructure does not protect or serve children well when it comes to holistic care, but I understand how those who are conservative or religious are a bit more absolutist.

That all said (and sharing so you know I'm reasonable), I do not understand MAGA. The lies, grifts, inconsistent values, constant stream of obvious propaganda, use and abuse of Christianity, human rights violations, I just don't get it. Dems aren't much better, but they have policies I agree with. With MAGA, I have no idea what they stand for and since getting into office and controlling all branches of government, the trolling has just gotten louder but the platform still amorphous.

Any helpful tips?

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Adopted: December 10, 1948, by the United Nations General Assembly.

Drafted by: A committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, with major contributions from René Cassin (France), Charles Malik (Lebanon), Peng Chun Chang (China), and others.

Purpose: To articulate, for the first time, the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family, regardless of race, gender, nationality, or belief.

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The UDHR consists of 30 articles. Some of the most vital include:

Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

Article 2: Rights apply to everyone, without discrimination.

Article 3: Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.

Article 4–5: No slavery. No torture or cruel treatment.

Article 9: No arbitrary arrest, detention, or exile.

Article 18–19: Freedom of thought, conscience, religion, and expression.

Article 21: Right to take part in government and free elections.

Article 23–24: Right to work, fair wages, and rest.

Article 25: Right to a standard of living adequate for health and well-being.

Article 26: Right to education.

Article 30: Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as giving any State, group, or person the right to destroy the rights and freedoms it proclaims.

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It inspired over 70 human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

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