# Should the SDMB have an affirmative action policy for the conservative minority?

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**Created:** [October 8, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-sdmb-have-an-affirmative-action-policy-for-the-conservative-minority/733927 "2015-10-08T14:43:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-sdmb-have-an-affirmative-action-policy-for-the-conservative-minority/733927/69 "2015-10-09T14:21:43Z")

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> [@FXMastermind](#):
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> Wow.

I wonder how we reconcile that with the fact his own post contradicts that.

Genuinely curious.

> [@Manhatten - Not a mod???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhatten-not-a-mod/300533/4):
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> Yep, you’re wrong. No one on staff ever gave me crap about my political opinions. I just got too busy to keep up with the forum to the extent I thought it deserved and retired. It was in August of 2003. [Here’s the relevant thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=205809)

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