It's interesting to see people choose to make something part of their identity just because others that share some value do so.
For example, in general:
- Gun advocates want to protect their family, but are less likely to get vaccinated or wear a mask in public
- Supporters of Black Lives Matter are less likely to support gun ownership
- Pro-life supporters are not more likely to be vegetarian
- People defending freedom are less likely to stand up for the freedom to cross dress, act gay, or even talk about issues like leaving transgender people alone
- People being against big banks preying on the poor are often also not supporters of cryptocurrencies that undermine those banks
The list goes on and on.
And now that I've probably pissed off nearly everyone on the entire internet by pointing out some of these contractions that are only possible because humans have been conditioned to put out and look for in-group signaling for millenia, I'll let the trolls respond and ignore every bullshit point they think they're trying to make.
...and why are they trying to make these points? in-group signaling!
