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1) Believing that total opposition to anything straightforward is the way to go.

2) Mormonism

3) A broader form of bullshitism
"Did you hear about Mitt Romney's policies?"

"Oh yes he is a stronger believer in backwardism"
by Crazy Clown May 24, 2012
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Apr 26 Word of the Day
1. The default beliefs installed when you were a child.

2. An unexamined position you absorbed from your environment growing up.
I grew up in a conservative home so my factory settings lead me to vote Republican.
I grew up in a liberal home so my factory settings lead me to vote Democrat.
by riemannslost0 February 04, 2020
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