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Conservative, Right-Wing, Republican 5 31.25%
Liberal, Left-Wing, Democrat 11 68.75%
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Old 04-15-2005, 10:44 AM   #1
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Just curiouse as to what everyone is I can kind of tell by the way people debate, but some times I can't tell.

I am assuming that this is a more liberal site but that is what I hope to find out....
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Old 04-15-2005, 10:49 AM   #2
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Sometimes I feel reductionist bipolar polls like this are asking if you're a cat or a fish?

What about centrists, moderates, independents? At least include a "none of the above" option for the rest of us!
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Old 04-15-2005, 10:54 AM   #3
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i voted liberal on here but I am a registered republican...
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Voyd I did that on purpose I didn't want any "inbetweens" notice the question is wordedwhich are you more of. I am a registerd democrat but I still have some conservitive views. I even voted for a repubican this last election (not the pres).

but riddle me this batman... "are you more of a cat or more of a fish?"
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welll im allergic to cats so i would be allergic to myself if i was a cat...that is no good...and well...fish? isn't that the nickname of the new weak dudes in prison? i don't much like that thought
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I'm more of a republican but i more moderate than some. Im not heavliy religious.
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i agree with voyd, it is a bit of a narrow poll

what about the MRLP?
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However, in America those two parties cosist of 90% of the voters(I think, someone can check me).
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However, in America those two parties cosist of 90% of the voters(I think, someone can check me).
I registered dem just so i could vote in primarys....but i would not say i was a dem...although i lean that way more so then the other....
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I'm neither.. but i picked liberal because I'm the type who's so liberal to the point that I think it's fine for idiots like the Klan and neo-fascists and satanists to exist and have their viewpoints - definitely not the bleeding-heart/authoratarian/socialist type
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I'd say I'm more of a fish... so what does that make me?

I think I fall more in the libertarian viewpoint but will vote liberal just cuz ya made it black and white.
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ahh no longer do you have to decide "Cat or Fish?"

you may now be a catfish go to this page New Thread so be a cat or be fish or be a whatever the f you want . if I didn't list it make up a new party (because isn't that what America is about?) but I am peronally partial to the free pony and ice cream party.
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I am personally conservative... but I am more liberal of other peoples ideas...

I live by the idea of, what you do is your business until it interferes with me.

So people can have their views, ideas, opinions, practices, etc.... whatever they want... I don't care.

I personally may be pro-life, pro-business, anti-union, and believe personal freedom and independence from the federal gov't, but we live in a democracy and majority rules. Just cause someone else has a different view doesn't mean I have to hate them or anything... that is their opinion. You can always discuss opinions, but they don't often change much, so there is no point in trying to control what other people do. Pretty much as far as major rules go you have the big 4. Don't kill for no good reason, Don't Rape, Don't Steal, Do unto others as you would want done unto you. Beyond that most things are just nitpicky things.
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Sometimes I feel reductionist bipolar polls like this are asking if you're a cat or a fish?
I hear ya bro... for some reason Americans classify their views either as Liberal or Conservative.

Does Liberal mean centrist or leftist? In Canada, the Liberal party is centrist... its funny how I hear American news always criticise "Liberals" as if they were Communists or something. It weird how a country can love liberty without liking to be liberal.

I am a Progressive all the way
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Im of the stance 'make alaska free'
So i guess that would make me more of a fish, but people have called me a whale in the past... so does that make me a cat cos im a mammal, or a fish cos i live in the water... ooh what a dilemma, your a bad man, a very bad man...
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Oh yeah... any going by my account icon <---- Im mostly anti-america :P
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