The article emphasizes the necessity for honest conservatives to critically examine their claims, akin to the demands they place on their opponents. It appeals to those on the right to embody the principle that "facts don't care about your feelings" and encourages rigorous, objective evaluation of their arguments. The author aims to discredit common fallacies, such as "whataboutism" and the notion that lying is universal, by advocating for a consistent, honest discourse within conservative circles that respects critical thinking and truth.
"If you are an honest person on the right and you believe this, then you should engage with the claims made by yourself and your fellows in accord with this professed view: hold your feelings in check and consider what the evidence supports."
"The truth can withstand scrutiny, and good reasoning can hold up when assessed. As such, if an honest person on the right is sure that a claim made by their fellows is true, then they should not fear subjecting it to rigorous and objective evaluation."
"Consistency requires that honest folks on the right subject the claims of the conservatives to the same treatment. Or, rather, to the treatment promised in the memes: to check the claims rigorously in accord with the principles of critical thinking and to make use of non-fallacious logic."
"One likely attack is to respond by saying 'what about the left?' or 'What about Stalin? He lied all the time!' This is the rhetorical strategy and fallacy known as 'whataboutism.'"
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