I wrote about this phenomenon a while back: conservatives love "frontline heroes" only so long as we're abstractions on bumper stickers—no thoughts (or, God forbid, needs) allowed. medicineandjustice.substack.com/p/were-heroe...

We're Heroes, Unless We're in the Way

First responders and healthcare workers are the backbone of America—until we inconvenience the machinery of death.

In much the same way they care about and are concerned for "children"