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[[Essay:Examples of Movement Conservatives Not Being Ideologues|I don't think being an ideologue is a good thing]]. Maybe I'm wrong,[https://www.prageru.com/video/which-one-are-you-ideologue-or-pragmatist/] but I think pursuing the truth is more important than giving someone unwarranted praise because they have an (R) next to their name, or saying, "conservatives believe this, therefore you must believe it or you are not truly a conservative." I am critical of the Republican Party, the Conservative Party of Canada, and the Conservative Party in Britain. Does that mean I'm not a conservative? How about [[Essay:A Defense of Cannabis|supporting the legalization of cannabis]]? Yes, if Boris Johnson is pro-abortion, then he's not very conservative, and I have heard similar criticisms of him,[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iQ-7Dio0vA&t=300s] but Boris Johnson put blue-collar workers first for once,[https://pjmedia.com/trending/boris-johnson-after-landslide-victory-irrefutable-irresistible-unarguable-decision-to-get-brexit-done/] and he has been much better than Theresa May.[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/10/20/telegraph-uk-govt-panics-slams-breitbart-london-fake-news-dangerous/] So as much as I hate RINOs (and there's an abundance of them), I don't think we should eliminate anyone simply because the person is libertarian. Libertarians are still conservative. If Boris Johnson is socially liberal, that's another thing, but a surprising amount of conservatives support environmentalism (see the dislikes on PragerU's anti-environmentalist YouTube videos), and even more, including President Trump, are uncritical of homosexuality. Abortion is another thing. But even that's one issue (albeit an extremely significant one). Johnson is a right-wing populist, and a proud Brexiteer, which is the most important thing. In the end, he's not that different from some other figures in the Populist Revolution, like Mateo Salvini, Jair Bolsonaro, or even Maxime Bernier. However, we must examine him carefully, and we must choose a strong, consistent conservative for Conservative of the Decade. [[User:BernieandTrumpFan|BernieandTrumpFan]] ([[User talk:BernieandTrumpFan|talk]]) 03:18, 28 December 2019 (EST)

[[Essay:Examples of Movement Conservatives Not Being Ideologues|I don't think being an ideologue is a good thing]]. Maybe I'm wrong,[https://www.prageru.com/video/which-one-are-you-ideologue-or-pragmatist/] but I think pursuing the truth is more important than giving someone unwarranted praise because they have an (R) next to their name, or saying, "conservatives believe this, therefore you must believe it or you are not truly a conservative." I am critical of the Republican Party, the Conservative Party of Canada, and the Conservative Party in Britain. Does that mean I'm not a conservative? How about [[Essay:A Defense of Cannabis|supporting the legalization of cannabis]]? Yes, if Boris Johnson is pro-abortion, then he's not very conservative, and I have heard similar criticisms of him,[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iQ-7Dio0vA&t=300s] but Boris Johnson put blue-collar workers first for once,[https://pjmedia.com/trending/boris-johnson-after-landslide-victory-irrefutable-irresistible-unarguable-decision-to-get-brexit-done/] and he has been much better than Theresa May.[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/10/20/telegraph-uk-govt-panics-slams-breitbart-london-fake-news-dangerous/] So as much as I hate RINOs (and there's an abundance of them), I don't think we should eliminate anyone simply because the person is libertarian. Libertarians are still conservative. If Boris Johnson is socially liberal, that's another thing, but a surprising amount of conservatives support environmentalism (see the dislikes on PragerU's anti-environmentalist YouTube videos), and even more, including President Trump, are uncritical of homosexuality. Abortion is another thing. But even that's one issue (albeit an extremely significant one). Johnson is a right-wing populist, and a proud Brexiteer, which is the most important thing. In the end, he's not that different from some other figures in the Populist Revolution, like Mateo Salvini, Jair Bolsonaro, or even Maxime Bernier. However, we must examine him carefully, and we must choose a strong, consistent conservative for Conservative of the Decade. [[User:BernieandTrumpFan|BernieandTrumpFan]] ([[User talk:BernieandTrumpFan|talk]]) 03:18, 28 December 2019 (EST)

::You're misunderstanding my point, and I agree that a consistent conservative doesn't give any human being "unwarranted praise," especially for their political party affiliation. My point is that Johnson isn't conservative and at least my perception is that some of Johnson's conservative positions (among his liberal positions) are motivated by pragmatic political interests rather than a firm foundational belief in them on their own terms. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:32, 28 December 2019 (EST)

::You're misunderstanding my point, and I agree that a consistent conservative doesn't give any human being "unwarranted praise," especially for their political party affiliation. My point is that Johnson isn't conservative and at least my perception is that some of Johnson's conservative positions (among his liberal positions) are motivated by pragmatic political interests rather than a firm foundational belief in them on their own terms. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 09:32, 28 December 2019 (EST)

== Tulsi Gabbard ==

== Tulsi Gabbard ==