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Here's how I'd put it.I take it that the forum name "Conservative only" is honored more in the breach than in the observance.
I've been adressing conservatives specifically, and made a point to avoid questioning any of their actual beliefs, so I consider my participation here to be in the spirit of the rules.I take it that the forum name "Conservative only" is honored more in the breach than in the observance.
It's hard to know what "conservative" means on a forum like this. Who decides?Here's how I'd put it.
Conservatives are often more liberal than liberals.
Tom
Just look at me as the standardIt's hard to know what "conservative" means on a forum like this. Who decides?
For example, I have voted Conservative most of my adult life and have always characterised myself as what we used to call a "pink Tory". I am a believer in market economies (subject to regulation to avoid abuse) and the power of the profit motive to produce good social outcomes and avoid waste. I supported Thatcher's reforms of industry and her cutting back of the power of the trade unions in the 1980s. I feel a lot of sympathy with Republicans of the Lincoln Project today and I am on record doing so on this forum in the last 24hrs.
However, if "conservative" on this forum means "blindly supporting Trump", then I'm not one of those, obviously. But then, the forum does not, to my knowledge, say that "conservative" means one specific strand of N. American conservatism.
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It's hard to know what "conservative" means on a forum like this.
Thanks, and I buy into about half of that list, since a lot of it does not make much sense to traditional conservatives on this side of the Atlantic. I identify with what you might call the " technocratic, internationalist" conservatism of people like John Major or David Cameron, though not with the "populist nationalism" of Bozo (Johnson) or Trump.There is a sticky at the top of this forum and the other political only forums explaining things:
Definitions for the restricted political areas.
We know nobody reads it, but it's there. We can't make people read, unfortunately.
The centre ground has been deleted.Thanks, and I buy into about half of that list, since a lot of it does not make much sense to traditional conservatives on this side of the Atlantic. I identify with what you might call the " technocratic, internationalist" conservatism of people like John Major or David Cameron, though not with the "populist nationalism" of Bozo (Johnson) or Trump.
But the populist nationalists have moved the goalposts so far and so fast in the last 5 years that is hard to know these days whether people like me still qualify as conservative or not. We have become almost orphans.
It's funny that you mention it. Even though I consider myself conservative, I do find a lot of liberal ideas appealing, but have been loathe to say it beforehand.Here's how I'd put it.
Conservatives are often more liberal than liberals.
Tom
We could use one. LolThe centre ground has been deleted.
This is my abiding fear about politics in the English-speaking world at the moment. We seem to be frogmarched into signing up to stupid caricatures of a mature political position. But then, you can hardly communicate nuanced politics in 140 characters.The centre ground has been deleted.
The sticky to the DIR section pointed out by @Quintessence contains a list of things typically subscribed to by "conservatives" within the meaning of the forum definition. It's a very N American list, including a load of US-specific culture war, hot button issues like abortion, same sex marriage and states' rights, that have little or no resonance in other countries, so as a Brit I've ignored those.Is there a discription (not personal biased) of what conservative is to know who should post here despite their opinions on issues that may or may not be one's position?
For example, one can have a strong opinion against Christianity and still be a Christian.
That's definitely a valid assessment.Is there a discription (not personal biased) of what conservative is to know who should post here despite their opinions on issues that may or may not be one's position?
For example, one can have a strong opinion against Christianity and still be a Christian.
Is there a discription (not personal biased) of what conservative is to know who should post here despite their opinions on issues that may or may not be one's position?
For example, one can have a strong opinion against Christianity and still be a Christian.
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Definitions for the restricted political areas.
Folks - if you don't identify as a political conservative, please don't post comments at all in the Conservative Only DIR. If you do post anything, you may ask respectful questions only. Same goes for any and all DIRs.