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MIButterfly

(3,145 posts) Wed Sep 17, 2025, 08:53 PM Sep 2025

I thought conservatives were against cancel culture.

They sure spent a lot of time railing against it. Now they embrace it.

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I thought conservatives were against cancel culture. (Original Post) MIButterfly Sep 2025 OP

No they are just against SocialDemocrat61 Sep 2025 #1

And racists newdeal2 Sep 2025 #4

The same way they're against pedophilia lame54 Sep 2025 #2

They've never been against any of the things they rail against. Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #3

They AREN'T. It's just another conservative LIE. B.See Sep 2025 #5

Define conservative. tirebiter Sep 2025 #6

SocialDemocrat61

(8,037 posts)

1. No they are just against

Reply to MIButterfly (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 08:58 PM

Sep 2025

sexual predators and pedophiles from being canceled.

newdeal2

(5,614 posts)

4. And racists

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 09:09 PM

Sep 2025

Basically anyone who abuses their power against the helpless is okay with them.

lame54

(40,107 posts)

2. The same way they're against pedophilia

Reply to MIButterfly (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 09:03 PM

Sep 2025

Crunchy Frog

(28,299 posts)

3. They've never been against any of the things they rail against.

Reply to MIButterfly (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 09:05 PM

Sep 2025

They just want it to be them doing those things to other people.

B.See

(8,870 posts)

5. They AREN'T. It's just another conservative LIE.

Reply to MIButterfly (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 09:09 PM

Sep 2025

The are FOR cancelling OUR culture.

The are FOR cancelling OUR freedom of speech.

The are FOR the right to lie, deceive, spread falsehoods, racism, bigotry and hate.

They are FOR erasing everyone and everything contrary to THEIR will.

tirebiter

(2,699 posts)

6. Define conservative.

Reply to MIButterfly (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 09:11 PM

Sep 2025

It’s not what you probably think it is. Lenny Bruce defined himself as conservative. It’ll take a bit of studying the subject and separating what you be learned up until now. In a couple years come back and open up a thread to discuss it at length.

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