{"id":3705,"date":"2020-01-28T20:03:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T01:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=3705"},"modified":"2020-01-28T20:03:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T01:03:27","slug":"tanya-granic-allen-on-who-is-a-social-conservative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=3705","title":{"rendered":"Tanya Granic Allen on Who is a “Social Conservative”?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dear Louis = Marika,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lately, the media has give a lot of attention to a group of \n people that’s referred to as \u201csocial conservatives\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From my observation, the media classifies social conservatives as \n anyone who is any or all of the following: pro-life, pro-parental \n rights, pro-free speech, a feminist not in agreement with gender \n theory- or a \u201cTERF\u201d (trans-exclusionary radical feminist), anyone \n who is pro-traditional marriage (but could be OK with gay civil \n unions), opposed to legal marijuana, anti-euthanasia, opposed to \n gender theory, or for religious liberty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether this term is a applied by the Toronto Star, CBC, the \n Toronto Sun or even the National Post, there’s always a certain \n sneer or negative connotation with this group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why? Why does the media label and dismiss out of hand, anyone \n with a difference of opinion from themselves, or Justin Trudeau, or \n the Liberals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since when has our country\u2019s democracy been flattened so that \n there can be no difference of opinion on any issue, especially the \n social ones?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is is that Liberals speak of diversity as being a strength? \n And yet many Conservatives dismiss, what they view, as the \n inconvenient diversity of opinion within our party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look no further than many of the so-called \u201cleading contenders\u201d \n within the CPC leadership race who are as diverse from the Liberals \n as a loaf of Wonderbread; every slice is the same- mushy middle, \n crusty ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solution for the Conservative party- or Canada- is not to \n replace Justin Trudeau with another slice from the loaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Us Conservatives need a leader who will embrace true diversity of \n opinion and protect our freedoms. It\u2019s called democracy- not a \n one-party state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louis = Marika, in the next \n or the next several months, I will offer commentary and on various \n issues as they arise in this leadership. I also commit to you, to \n continue meeting with candidates as they reach out to me (several \n already have) and ask them important questions on policy, freedom, \n and democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hard questions need to be asked. I intend to ask them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PS: Please consider supporting my work \n by making a donation. Click \n HERE to Support Tanya!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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