you know, to a lot of people, what you say is 'human nature' actually isn't their nature.
A lot of people actually do care a lot about the well-being of others, including people in different countries who they will never meet, and have no problem sharing things. I think this may be a root of a lot of the issues between republicans and democrats on things like healthcare. People are just so different in the way they think and cannot come around to the other point of view.
For me, thinking one person deserves healthcare because they are rich, and another doesn't deserve the same level because they are poor, is just so fundamentally away from the way that I think.
Perhaps, but I believe humans, by design, are inherently selfish and greedy. It's the basic survival instinct of any animal. Obviously there are those who are far more altruistic than the norm, but I would consider them to be a social aberration. But that's just my opinion, and again, I come at this from a selfish position: I want my family vaccinated and safe. Until that happens, I don't care if an entire continent ceases to have life; but after I get what I want, I could not care less if Joe Biden ships every last vial to Nigeria where the natives end up drinking the vaccine or sticking it up their asses.
But since you bring up the topic of Republican VS Democrat positions on social issues like healthcare, I would like to point out a glaring fact that you will never, ever hear on the evening news: Republicans and conservatives in America give more to charity than Democrats and liberals. That's just plain fact. It's been that way for decades.
Here's a short article by an objective non-profit organization that looks deeper into that statistic. It's not to outright conclude that those on the right are more charitable than those on the left, but the numbers make for a compelling case suggesting so.
Personally, I think that Republicans are more charitable because of the inherent religious component. Conservatives Christians, particularly wealthy conservative Christians, believe in giving directly to charity, while those on the left favor a system where a large, dominant system of government enforces collections on the wealthy and organized redistribution of their wealth. And the latter goes against everything our country was founded on.
Personally, I'm in no way against helping the poor. However, I probably have very different views on who should benefit from it. If I'm going to donate my own assets/money--and I do, regularly, believe it or not--I would prefer helping the struggling elderly and military veterans. The elderly, by virtue of having lived that long, are more likely to have contributed something positive to society and in any event I believe in the right to age with some semblance of dignity. Military veterans, if they're in need of assistance, are more likely than not in that position because of some traumatic experience they've gone through while serving the country.
But the young and poor? And by that I mean those lazy, whining, shitbag millenials who think the world owes them free insurance, and rent, and college tuition and money to buy weed because their part-time gig at Starbucks doesn't make ends meet and they can't stay sober long enough to finish up school and get a real job? I'm sorry, but fuck'em. I hope they die on the streets, preferably at a BLM/ANTIFA protest. See if Bernie Sanders pays for the funeral. I wish an investigative reporter would look into how much AOC or the rest of those retarded twats in "The Squad" actually give to charity each year from their over $174,000 annual salaries, or how much time they each spend volunteering at charity organizations. I'd wager a good bet that I'm far more charitable than all of them put together.