Conservatives on Hacker News

Discussions debate the nature, presence, and authenticity of conservative and libertarian viewpoints expressed on Hacker News, including distinctions between conservatives and libertarians and perceptions of their rhetoric.

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Sample Comments

imleft Jun 10, 2018 View on HN

A bit like some conservative words on hn.

kbeller Dec 10, 2013 View on HN

What does "conservative" have to do with your question?

no_wave Apr 16, 2016 View on HN

You're not a conservative, you're a libertarian.

noicebrewery Jul 31, 2019 View on HN

Libertarians and conservatives, are we pretending otherwise?

fsdfgsfsdfsdfsd Jan 10, 2021 View on HN

Being conservative is "regressive and violent"?

maxxxxx Mar 16, 2018 View on HN

An explanation could that the "conservatives" prominent in the US now have strayed far away from being actually conservative.

krapp May 1, 2024 View on HN

Conservatives speak up all the time on HN, and weirdly enough they sound exactly like you do, down to the inability to refer to the left without a pejorative.

pbreit Feb 21, 2017 View on HN

Same for conservative enclaves. Don't kid yourself.

CamperBob2 Jan 11, 2021 View on HN

We're talking about conservatives, not people in general. Don't move the goalposts.

bko Aug 14, 2024 View on HN

This is not what conservatism is