I've seen plenty of him to know what I'm saying too. Fine, you're not trolling or baiting - I guess I have to take your word for it. But making an unequivocal statement in support of JD Vance in response to my comment didn't sit well with me for some reason. I couched my comment in terms of it being my opinion, whereas you stated your opinion as if it were fact. No matter, at this point.

But here's a question about him being a dad -- why do you think that automatically makes him more responsive to the dangers to children, i.e. do you think that's what it takes to care about children, that dads and moms are necessarily more concerned about the welfare of "other people's children" or of children in general than other people can be and often are? Because that is a popular myth. I have seen way too many dads and moms who don't care about their own children, let alone anyone else's. And yes, I think he's an opportunist, if that's the term you want to use, though not sure if he's a utilitarian.