• yata@sh.itjust.works
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    Those are positions I consider conservative, and hold myself, that aren’t reflected in current Republican policy.

    None of those are specific to conservatism, and I would say some of the opposites of those position, like opposition to gay marriage and abortion, has historically always been part of conservatism.

    More interestingly would be to learn what specific conservative policies you subscribe to. Policies which you don’t think exists in other ideologies.

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      like opposition to gay marriage and abortion, has historically always been part of conservatism

      Speaking for the poster, probably incorrectly, but while I consider myself liberal, and have long been a support of gay rights and marriage, I always laughed when I was defending it (like early 2000) because I was always making the conservative argument that the government shouldn’t be regulating which two consenting adults can join a contract with each other.

      Classically speaking, it’s a politically conservative position. It’s just that republicans, who pretend to be conservatives, also tend to be religious and let those beliefs often influence what they claim is the conservative position.

      But the state staying out of who gets married is, no doubt, an actual politically conservative position.

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      When I think of conservatism, I think of lies, bigotry, theft, pollution, selfishness and stupidity.