Hey everyone, this is Jordy Mycelas and you're listening to The Mighty.

The Mighty is a program on the Mytas Touch Pacquiao channel where we highlight the musings,

commentary, responses and reactions by Mytas Contributors.

On this episode of The Mighty, we'll hear from Mytas Contributor James Killin who also

goes by the name of Duck Dad.

You may know James Killin from TikTok where many of his videos have gone viral under a

series he calls deconstructing my conservatism.

You see, James was a former conservative who stopped using that label when he realized

the term conservative has been perverted beyond recognition by right-wing extremists.

In this episode, James opens up and discusses why he left conservatism.

James, take it away.

I get asked daily why I left conservatism and why do I think Democrats are the answer

all of a sudden.

It's a fair question, but the complete answer requires a bit more than a TikTok.

If you're on the outside looking in, defining American conservatism can be a frustrating

process.

Especially if you're looking for information, you can actually make use of.

It's easy to find the academic definition of conservatism.

You'll find its roots in political theory, the influences of Burke, Hamilton, Hayek, Buckley,

Kirk, Falwell, Buchanan and Gingrich.

You'll find how it's contrasted with competing ideologies like liberalism and progressivism

and Marxism among others.

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