The Absurdity of False Conservative Litmus Tests

Conflating strategy with values, or lack thereof.

  On an Oklahoma conservative facebook group, I recently ran into a post that equated a failure to cooperate with a specific but unexplained boycott effort as being 'part of the problem'.

  The 'problem' isn't defined, just equated.
  I foolishly decided to stick my neck out for the mob of executioners to make a strawman out of me. How, by deigning to question where this is going. Here's my comment...

Why stop there?
- If you have a cellphone, you're part of the problem.
- If you have a social security number, you're part of the problem...
- If you have city water, you're part of the problem.
- If you can't see my attempt to use absurdity, you're definitely part of the problem.
See, there's no end to the practice of making your pet issue a litmus test for another person's patriotism, godliness, or any other virtue.
How about making a case for why you want group cooperation with your strategy, and respect others' decisions on how to deal with perceived vices and corruptions.
We won't always agree on chosen strategies, but that's not the same as having conflicting values.