You should rephrase the first paragraph/opening statement.
Young effective altruists in the United States interested in using public policy to make the world better should almost all be Republicans. They should not be Democrats, they should not be Greens, they should be Republicans...
The other reason is that it will make you quirky and unique. No, really. Young people are so left-wing these days.
Your opener suggests that young EAs should change their beliefs/stripes to make them other than left-wing and thus unique. You say in the comments something like ‘I only meant people who are on the fence politically’. But this doesn’t come across in the opener.
I agree with RhysSouthan that ‘faking it’ (conservativism) will not work. To the extent it could be done, I suspect this ruse or transformation would be emotionally and psychologically damaging.
Yes, I’d like to see Republicans identifying with EA principles, having EA-ish epistemics, supporting things like animal welfare. But I don’t think we can make this happen by insincerely switching teams. And the current Trump-ish Republican party makes it even more difficult.
You should rephrase the first paragraph/opening statement.
Your opener suggests that young EAs should change their beliefs/stripes to make them other than left-wing and thus unique. You say in the comments something like ‘I only meant people who are on the fence politically’. But this doesn’t come across in the opener.
I agree with RhysSouthan that ‘faking it’ (conservativism) will not work. To the extent it could be done, I suspect this ruse or transformation would be emotionally and psychologically damaging.
Yes, I’d like to see Republicans identifying with EA principles, having EA-ish epistemics, supporting things like animal welfare. But I don’t think we can make this happen by insincerely switching teams. And the current Trump-ish Republican party makes it even more difficult.