# Why have conservatives left this message board? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [April 14, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-conservatives-left-this-message-board/1017016 "2025-04-14T01:14:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 56
**Author:** ![orcenio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orcenio/32/1036_2.png) [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-conservatives-left-this-message-board/1017016/56 "2025-04-14T12:59:07Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > Another big factor is that people inclined to troll became very good and subtle at it over the past two decades, so that no one trusts anyone to present their actual position. For example, as has been mentioned above, we’ve all dealt with the race realists here (before they were pushed out, thankfully) who were “just asking questions.” I’ve never seen a more dedicated gang of trolls and racialists. Their persistence and all encompassing fixations were only matched by their self-righteousness by cloaking themselves in a false aesthetic of logic, reason, and impartiality; all the while, **vigorously** trying to rehash 19th century racialism as cutting edge (but forbidden) science. Any racialist theory or wild claim could be adopted and discarded at whim, all to serve the purpose of keeping the racist claims flowing. Any and all claims. No amount of discussion reached them as everything was hand-waved away and ignored, all just to repeat the same racist claims, lies, and questions (often with provocative goads on how “close-minded and fearful” others were). Just not a problem anymore here. And this place is WILDLY better having rid of them. Its shocking for how long they were tolerated. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-conservatives-left-this-message-board/1017016)._