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A progressive would point out here - and I think they would be entirely correct to do so - that this is not the argument that conservatives or evangelical Christians made twenty years ago. Character used to matter. It mattered when conservatives had a problem with Bill Clinton. But it doesn't...

I agree that those are good values and I try to live according to all of them. However, I don't think that contemporary right-wing politics necessarily show all those principles. This is a cheap shot, but one only has to point to a certain president of the United States - clearly those values...

It depends on how you define 'conservative'. I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with having a conservative disposition, which is to say cautious, change-averse, low-openness-to-experience, and so on. Some people have more conservative dispositions and some people have more...

People of culture and taste. (And myself.)

I'm not disagreeing with you about whether or not 'traps' are cute. I think that question is entirely wrong. I think the 'trap' stereotype is rooted in a bunch of ideas about masculinity, sexuality, and power that are deeply corrosive and harmful. In the real world I think there are also a bunch...

That, to be fair, is the sort of the thing that I find extremely inappropriate. I realise most here will disagree with me - but I may as well be honest about it.

I think we're living in an extremely polarised time. I do understand why people are often frustrated with me, since I try to be relatively quiet about my own views and instead ask people about theirs, or try to explain viewpoints that I myself don't hold. I guess people might be more comfortable...

Let me put it like this. Your reasons for being here are your own. But I am not going to talk about staff or moderation questions on SB here or anywhere. I am making that position clear.

Kindly don't take that here. I'm not going to discuss any staff or moderation decisions. I know you don't have an AOOB rule here, but even so, I am aggressively uninterested in whining about an outgroup. I have nothing against SV and have no interest in tribal arguments.

I'm not conservative! Gah! This drives me crazy. How many times do I need to point to my past posts, or my voting record, or my church engagement, or the like? If you'd been in PM threads with me you'd have seen an awful lot of whining about racist ultraconservative church people. :(

Anyone who would throw me under the bus for making an account to talk to some of my more conservative friends - anyone who would throw me under the bus for having conservative friends - was never my friend to begin with. As I said, personal relationships are more important than internet drama...

A few friends or people I wanted to talk to from SB migrated here. I don't like needing redundant forums, and to be honest I think the existence of this place as a separate forum is probably a mistake. However, people are more important than internet drama, so now I have an account. I suppose...