# What does "good conservatism" look like?

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**Created:** [November 25, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-good-conservatism-look-like/843985 "2019-11-25T21:39:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-good-conservatism-look-like/843985/141 "2019-12-05T02:32:02Z")

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I’m done with it but it was useful as a case study of the sorts of posting behaviors the thread discusses. It was on point in that regard.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-good-conservatism-look-like/843985/142 "2019-12-06T01:31:26Z")

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> [@DSeid](#):
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> I’m done with it but it was useful as a case study of the sorts of posting behaviors the thread discusses. It was on point in that regard.

In addition, I think the “if you oppose it you automatically want minorities killed and tortured” suggestion also illustrates a bit of how the “good conservatism can’t exist” feeling is present on the boards. (I don’t mean that it’s ubiquitous, just that it is present among some posters.) Simplistic demonization of a person who disagrees with you prevents any real discussion. That directly speaks to the topic here.

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