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What does it mean to be an anti-racist conservative, and what do you think about the conservatism movement in that you have to use that extra qualifier?

• whatshisface 8y ago
  The vast majority of both conservatives and liberals are passive about the vast majority of issues. It would make sense that if you are actively seeking out specific conflicts, you can add an anti- prefix. If the parent specifically seeks out and engages with racists then they are much more anti-racist than the average person irrespective of political alignment. The conservative side definitely does not include "arguing with people on voat" as a platform.
  • bdhe 8y ago
    > The vast majority of both conservatives and liberals are passive about the vast majority of issues. While this might be true, it doesn't necessarily mean that the views held by conservatives and liberals as a whole are comparable. I cannot for the life of me imagine someone being called a pro-racist liberal, it just doesn't compute. But someone who looks the other way and claims to be conservative? Sure, plenty of those folks to go around. > The conservative side definitely does not include "arguing with people on voat" as a platform. While true, I think the author recognizes that sadly conservatism doesn't often include anti-racism in its platform which is what my comment was trying to highlight.