# Let me be real clear: this message board does NOT need conservatives

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 28, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-be-real-clear-this-message-board-does-not-need-conservatives/947474 "2021-07-28T02:12:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZosterSandstorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e0b2c6/32.png) [@ZosterSandstorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZosterSandstorm)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-me-be-real-clear-this-message-board-does-not-need-conservatives/947474/193 "2021-07-28T20:16:01Z")

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If I sign an affidavit that I [voted for Biden, think vaccines should be mandatory, and want the 1/6 coup participants imprisoned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-journey-pictures-long-af/945194/10), then do I get to argue for positions that most liberal Democrats agree with even if leftist ideologues don’t like them, or am I still a “conservative” who is “not needed” in a board that purports to have not one but two fora for good faith debate? What about all the other people being accused of worshipping Trump or supporting the coup or being antivax despite either expressing the exact opposite opinions or never speaking about those issues at all? Should their statements be notarized? Do you need carbon copies? PDF format okay?

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