Current Events > Are there any legitimate conservatives on CE?

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Squall28 posted...

So you are saying people can't self identify what they are....lmao

https://youtu.be/iHrZRJR4igQ

OpWarpSpeed posted...

That poster used to be conservative then made a major shift shortly after Trump took power.

Pretty sure it was COVID that caused the flip.

I hold a couple conservative views

More liberal ones though

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CyricZ posted...

Tommy really doing the work backing up how "not a crybaby" he is. Admirable.

Uh what?

You're gonna have to attempt to make sense if you wish to be taken seriously.

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the only legitimate conservatives in my book are paleos, and they're a rare breed most anywhere

not sure i've ever met one here, though i've made the acquaintance of at least one jeffersonian

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CyricZ posted...

Anyway, to answer the topic, it's not a terribly simple thing to "label" someone as a conservative, "legit" or otherwise. By their very nature, conservatives tend to speak out less.

And never trust someone when they tell you what political leaning they are. In my experience 90% of the time their posting style belies what they say they identify as.

The extreme lack of awareness in this type of post is pretty astounding.

You're arguing that people who state their self identification for their political ideology are lying. Then you state that you know their political ideology based on their posting history.

Like WTF. This is why people mock you all the time and hold you up as an example of horse shoe theory.

You sound like a conservative when you tell others what their political ideology is.

You're one of those people who go around crying that everyone is a MAGA, because that is the only way you could conceivably "win" an argument in your own eyes.

Just own up to your terrible logic.

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ButteryMales posted...

https://youtu.be/iHrZRJR4igQ

Arthur has some real gems.

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Protopet posted...

Topic.

Most maga posters seem like they are just shit posting. I feel like there should be at least one guy who's serious right?

I think it's Poe's law but essentially MAGA viewpoints are so fundamentally incoherent and absurd that its impossible to tell if these people are trolling or just room temperature IQ

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TommyG663513 posted...

You're arguing that people who state their self identification for their political ideology are lying.

Feeling personally called out? I'm sorry.

Then you state that you know their political ideology based on their posting history.

I'm saying how people act is generally a better indicator of them than what they say they are.

If someone says "I'm a great public speaker" yet stumbles all over their words on the pulpit, then that's a perfect indicator that they are not a great public speaker.

You sound like a conservative when you tell others what their political ideology is.

Who have I told what their political ideology is?

You're one of those people who go around crying that everyone is a MAGA, because that is the only way you could conceivably "win" an argument in your own eyes.

When I have called anyone a MAGA?

Seriously though, I have no idea why anyone would call you a crybaby.

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CyricZ posted...

Feeling personally called out? I'm sorry.

I'm saying how people act is generally a better indicator of them than what they say they are.

If someone says "I'm a great public speaker" yet stumbles all over their words on the pulpit, then that's a perfect indicator that they are not a great public speaker.

Who have I told what their political ideology is?

When I have called anyone a MAGA?

Seriously though, I have no idea why anyone would call you a crybaby.

You identify as a left leaning person. (I assume, please counter with otherwise of untrue)

Based on your posting history, you are an insane SJW who has way more in common with your average MAGA person than a common leftist.

So how much do you like your methodology now or is it only ok when you do it?

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This topic just got interesting

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TommyG663513 posted...

You identify as a left leaning person.

All you have to do is point out where I've said that.

Based on your posting history, you are an insane SJW who has way more in common with your average MAGA person than a common leftist.

Judgey. Maybe you could cite some examples?

So how much do you like your methodology now or is it only ok when you do it?

I don't see how your judgments invalidate my methodology.

Unless you're trying to demonstrate in your second sentence that it's possible to completely misinterpret someone's values based on your own personal biases.

In which case, well done.

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CyricZ posted...

All you have to do is point out where I've said that.

Judgey. Maybe you could cite some examples?

I don't see how your judgments invalidate my methodology.

Unless you're trying to demonstrate in your second sentence that it's possible to completely misinterpret someone's values based on your own personal biases.

In which case, well done.

Lol it all went straight over your head.

You have an extremely well established reputation of being an insane SJW. People post about it in the topics about you being suspended Everytime that it happens.

This isn't my judgment. Again, maybe create an alt so you can read the topics about you Everytime you get suspended.

The irony in having extreme leftist opinions and frequently getting suspended for walking into offensive territory.

Just LOL

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TommyG663513 posted...

People post about it in the topics about you being suspended Everytime that it happens.

I've never been suspended.

This isn't my judgment.

Please cite whose judgment it is.

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CyricZ posted...

I've never been suspended.

Please cite whose judgment it is.

Yup now you're just lying

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TommyG663513 posted...

Yup now you're just lying

Not at all. I've actually never been suspended. I've been warned, but not suspended.

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CyricZ posted...

Not at all. I've actually never been suspended. I've been warned, but not suspended.

Lol NOPE

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TommyG663513 posted...

The extreme lack of awareness in this type of post is pretty astounding.

You're arguing that people who state their self identification for their political ideology are lying. Then you state that you know their political ideology based on their posting history.

Like WTF. This is why people mock you all the time and hold you up as an example of horse shoe theory.

You sound like a conservative when you tell others what their political ideology is.

You're one of those people who go around crying that everyone is a MAGA, because that is the only way you could conceivably "win" an argument in your own eyes.

Just own up to your terrible logic.

savage

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CyricZ posted...

Not at all. I've actually never been suspended. I've been warned, but not suspended.

Oh, yeah, you got warned for bringing up someone's dead loved one. Then, when you were unwarned, you blamed them for you posting that because they egged you on.

Victim blaming is definitely a noble trait.
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I dont follow either party I do my own thing

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fr_e_shavoca_do posted...

You know you can't take someone seriously when they make things up about someone being suspended and use terms like "insane SJW"

You know you can't take someone seriously when they think there is no such thing as "insane SJW."

Also, he was initially suspended and it was dropped to a warning. Him saying he wasn't suspended is a lie.

Also, based on your karma count, you are a red flag for being an ALT

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fr_e_shavoca_do posted...

"no u" is not a valid argument

where's your proof?

or maybe I closed my last account. you sure like making wild assumptions about people

No you made wild accusations about people and I countered it

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TommyG663513 posted...

And you're making a lazy ad hominem argument and I demonstrated to you why it is lazy and in bad faith

And accurate.

TommyG663513 posted...

Also, based on your karma count, you are a red flag for being an ALT

dats woozuls squeeze

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Again I'd just like to reiterate that I don't know why people call Tommy a crybaby.

If my latest warning last month was first a suspension, then this "drop" happened in the thirty seconds between when the message was removed and when I noticed, because I was most certainly active at that time, and all I saw was that I had received a warning.

Unless Tommy's referring to a different event, which would require a considerable long term memory I don't think he's capable of.

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Cyric and I don't see eye to eye on everything (though we do on a lot of things, granted) but I don't think "judge people by their actions and not their words" is a unreasonable take

And he's obviously no MAGAt or something silly like that either. Sometimes a bit 'overzealous' (for lack of a better word), maybe, but still miles better than the average trump supporter
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Saying Cyric is just overzealous at times is being modest. The dude knows his rep and he gladly owns it on his terms but he won't allow anyone else to call him out on it.

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I would personally consider myself a "legitimate conservative," but to me that means I'm vehemently anti-Trump and a good portion of what the current republican party stands for. So whatever that means.

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Orlando_Jordan posted...

The GameFAQs mods work hard to run conservatives off the site.

This. I'm sure most conservatives have gone to a different website where the mods are more tolerant of different viewpoints.

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Veggeta_MAX posted...

The dude knows his rep and he gladly owns it on his terms but he won't allow anyone else to call him out on it.

"Allow" is a weird way to put it. You can call me out on my zeal all you want, and I don't really disagree. Sometimes things make me just committed to arguing. I think eston had it best in my "Is Warned" topic from last month, in that I get too invested, which I don't dispute.

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TheDyslexicGuy posted...

This. I'm sure most conservatives have gone to a different website where the mods are more tolerant of different viewpoints.

This isnt true at all. The mods are against offensive and bullying posts in general, which affects extreme right and left wing posters on here.

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Damn_Underscore posted...

This isnt true at all. The mods are against offensive and bullying posts in general, which affects extreme right and left wing posters on here.

This is true.
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TheDyslexicGuy posted...

Orlando_Jordan posted...

The GameFAQs mods work hard to run conservatives off the site.

This. I'm sure most conservatives have gone to a different website where the mods are more tolerant of different viewpoints.

What sites would fit the bill?

It's rare to find a principled actual conservative

They've mostly bent over for Donald Trump

OpWarpSpeed posted...

What sites would fit the bill?

I don't know, I'm still trying to use GameFAQs but the lib mods are slowly trying to push me out the door.

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Got kicked out of the Democratic Party for being pro-life. Got booted from the Republican Party for calling Trump for spending too much money.

Im just good ol think for myself Independent.

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Are there any legitimate conservatives on CE?

I used to be but I'm not very political anymore. There are a lot of reasons for that. One being after ~20 years of paying attention to this stuff it just started repeating and wasn't particularly fulfilling for me to listen to or discuss.

so I guess "No"?

Well this blew up.

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Protopet posted...

Well this blew up.

What did you expect? You called out both conservatives and Trump supporters.

OpWarpSpeed posted...

What did you expect? You called out both conservatives and Trump supporters.

Lol, sure.

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For the topic question, does being Libertarian count?

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Libertarians are particularly awful

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