The Canadian newspaper mistakenly claims that [[Ayn Rand]] was [[conservative]] and that [[Tom Flanagan]] is a social [[conservative]]. Astute political readers will immediately recognize those errors.
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The Toronto Star mistakenly claims that [[Ayn Rand]] was [[conservative]] and that [[Tom Flanagan]] is a social [[conservative]]. Astute political readers will immediately recognize those errors.
Ayn Rand was an atheist whose philosophy most closely resembled [[libertarianism]].
Ayn Rand was an atheist whose philosophy most closely resembled [[libertarianism]].
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[[Tom Flanagan]] is affiliated with a libertarian group in Canada, which suggests that he is ''not'' a social conservative. He has said little or nothing about abortion, same-sex marriage, or prayer in school in recent years.
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[[Tom Flanagan]] is affiliated with a libertarian group in Canada, which suggests that he is ''not'' a social conservative. He has said little or nothing about abortion, same-sex marriage, or prayer in school in recent years.
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The newspaper article is wrong in basing its criticism of Conservapedia on its premise that Ayn Rand was conservative and that Tom Flanagan is a social conservative. The article misleads readers into thinking that social conservatives are somehow critical of Conservapedia.
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The Toronto Star article is wrong in basing its criticism of Conservapedia on its premise that Ayn Rand was conservative and that Tom Flanagan is a social conservative.
Feel free to email a letter to the editor of the [http://www.thestar.com/article/190501 Toronto Star].
Feel free to email a letter to the editor of the [http://www.thestar.com/article/190501 Toronto Star].