Drew DeVault
There are plenty of conservatives who I respect and whose platform and voice I have no objection to per-se; even if I disagree with them I have no cause to call for them to be silenced. However, it is also true that a lot of conservatives have tangled up their politics with the politics of hate. I *will* move to silence hate speech. But it's about the hate speech, not about being a conservative. If conservatives who don't want to be excluded abandon the hate speech, hey presto, they won't be. 6 comments
nrxr
@drewdevault sensible conservatives have been completely silenced for years. The only ones willing to speak are the crazy ones. π€·ββοΈ There's conservatives everywhere, they just keep to themselves. (Talking about software communities) 
MatΔj Cepl πͺπΊ π¨πΏ πΊπ¦
Thank you. There were years when I would call myself a conservative, but I cannot do it anymore (as liberals cannot call themselves liberals, because they would be considered socialists these days). I donβt know where they are hiding, but conservatives of Edmund Burke, F. A. Hayek (yeah, I know!), Michael Oakeshott, even Russell Kirk and others types seem to be under some rock or something. (And I have no idea if either of these had any publicly stated opinions on LGBQT+ issues). 
R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:
This is very important, because the current conservative M.O. is to amplify extreme voices on the left as a way of scaring moderates into the whacko-servative camp. They seek to amplify the feeling of alienation that moderate conservatives have in order to persuade them that the extremes (trumpists, fascists, etc.) are their only safe haven. I don't believe in "moderate" positions for the sake of being moderate, but I think it's important not to continually amplify the polarization. Pax. |
Gregory's Server
Now excuse me while I go watch a video from a conservative monarchist over lunch because I like his charisma and energy and he doesn't hate black people