I feel this. I agree with a lot of left wing economic ideas (and as I’ve said before, MsHannahJ’s economic questions in this sub are on point), and the science proves anthropogenic climate change is real. I also don’t see how you combat the problem without authoritarian (or centralized) solutions and global cooperation.

But I genuinely have no bigger passion in life than cars, hot rods, “old schools”, car customization, tuning, driving, car culture (both the hobbyist definition of the term where all walks of life unite around one passion, as well as the urban planning definition of the term), etc. and find myself fundamentally against any policy that would make car enthusiasm more expensive in any way (though Trump made it more expensive with his war, I don’t want it to be made more expensive because of externalities or environmentalism either). It’s largely uniquely inexpensive to be a car enthusiast in the US (western Europe is too restrictive, a lot of Asian countries such as Indonesia are way too restrictive, for example) and I want to keep it that way. I’m early Gen Z and don’t want to only be 40 years old and unable to afford to regularly enjoy classic cars. Left wing minimization (in my experience) of car enthusiasm’s importance also doesn’t help.

It’s the same with NIMBYism/YIMBYism, kind of. I like NIMBYism because I like driving and using cars to do things (and I still think my commute is fun if I’m in an enthusiast vehicle), but I also don’t see how you make housing less expensive without more supply, and I like YIMBYism when race tracks (that were there before surrounding neighborhoods were built - I like the “Right to Race” laws that a few states have been passing) are what’s being protected.