# I forget, do we have a general HurricaneDitka Pit thread?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 6, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952 "2018-01-06T00:15:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 27, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1172 "2019-09-27T17:05:34Z")

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> [@Atamasama](#):
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> Here’s a perfect example.
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> [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21766052#post21766052](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21766052#post21766052)
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> That doesn’t fit with what you’re trying to say here. And this isn’t rare.
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> Again, I’m arguing as someone not personally offended, but I can see how it would drive people away who might otherwise be happy to contribute but would feel unwelcome here.

That’s a single post from a long, long thread (and it’s more nuanced then what you’re complaining about). There are tons of counter-examples, specifically challenging the notion that conservatism is rooted in hatefulness. Here’s one (from the thread I was talking about earlier):

> [@What "Conservative Values" aren't based on bigotry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-conservative-values-arent-based-on-bigotry/837176/308):
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> Many classically conservative values don’t appear to be based on bigotry, IMO. Supporting Trump, on the other hand, requires bigotry (and misogyny), tolerance of bigotry (and misogyny), or ignorance of bigotry (and misogyny), IMO.

Notice that it’s not critical of conservatism at all, just of support for Trump. I think you might be confusing criticism of Trump and Trump-support for criticism of conservatism as a whole.

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