# The Tea Party is not socially conservative my ass

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 11, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760 "2010-10-11T06:09:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760/210 "2010-10-13T00:11:56Z")

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> [@Starving\_Artist](#):
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> so if you want to point to the instance where I insulted you, and if it wasn’t preceeded by an insult of some sort to me, I would be happy to apologize to you for it.

> [@Dancing on the grave of health care "reform"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487/810):
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> _Sigh_ No it isn’t dumbass. In free enterprise, companies have to make a profit to stay in business. The government is under no such constraint.
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> I can’t believe you are actually this stupid. Please tell me you’re just responding reflexively and without thinking it through…Oh, wait, that’s pretty much what liberals are known for anyway, isn’t it? 😃

I can’t cite that I didn’t insult you before that, but you’re welcome to look.

> [@Starving\_Artist](#):
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> As for why my general posting style is the way it is, take a look at how **squeels** and **SteveG1** portray conservatives in post 181. This board is full of posters saying shit like that, and no one here on this board, allegedly devoted to fighting ignorance, ever calls them down for it.

There is no Solomon here; no impartial referee to hold everyone to an unmavering standard of truth and integrity. And even if such a person could exist, would anyone here defer to his opinion?

No, what we’ve got is a user agreement and a line that keeps things mostly civilized. Apart from that, the best anyone can hope for is to enter the fray, fight the good fight, and take their chances.

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> It isn’t a style I prefer in my personal life but it’s the one I’ve found most effective around here.

Effective? How many people have you convinced so far?

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