Is that another mark of true conservatism? I certainly hope not.īut these days, even if you write countless articles debunking the “white supremacy” and “white privilege” narratives, the moment you say, “But there are racial disparities that remain in America, and we should do our best to address those,” you are now a RINO, a communist, a woke closet liberal, and worse. And note also the racially biased nature of the comment concerning black criminals. Unfortunately, I see this time and time again, which is why I draw attention to such comments: they are representative of a wider trend. Or as if you cannot present another side of the story to be considered. And that would confirm that, by daring to cite the Post, I must be a “closet liberal.”įrankly, I find this kind of “reasoning” quite chilling, as if one must agree with every single rightwing talking point to be a true conservative. On second thought, though, because the article was published in The Washington Post, that would mean that, by its very nature, it is false.
blacks receive harsher sentences,” it appears the commenter failed to click on the link I supplied to a full-length article providing a meta-analysis of many years of study. If you question the wisdom of a 17-year-old teen showing up in a very volatile environment with a gun, you are now a “closet liberal,” even though you agreed with the jury’s “not guilty” verdict? Is this the new definition of conservatism?Īs for the allegedly “absurd claim that. So, you are a “closet liberal” if you write, “I don’t believe Rittenhouse should have been in Kenosha with a gun.” Seriously? This writer is repeating fake liberal claims.” Blacks have been committing violent hate crimes all over the country and, typically, they’re not even charged much less given harsher sentences. “And his absurd claim that a blacks receive harsher sentences is completely unfounded. Kyle would be dead if he hadn’t been armed. He makes several stupid and false statements about Rittenhouse’s behavior. If you have voted exclusively Republican for decades (including voting for Trump in 20), you are a staunch, Bible-based moral conservative on marriage and family issues, and you have consistently spoken out against the leftwing, Democratic agenda, how do you then become a “closet liberal”?Īccording to one commenter (with reference to me): “This writer is a closet liberal. It is about the question of what it means to be a conservative. To be clear, though, from the outset, this article is not about me.
What does it take to merit being called a “closet liberal”? I’ve been trying to figure that out after reading some comments to my recent article rebutting the leftist claims that the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict was a victory for white supremacists. Facebook Twitter Email Whatsapp Menu Whatsapp Google Reddit Digg Stumbleupon Linkedin Comment 0
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