Does anybody on this board have independent opinions or does everyone fall into cookie cutter Republican/Democrat molds. Not trying to make this a flame...but after a short time here, it seems like you can predict everyone's stance on any issue before they even post.
i have no party affiliation and i have voted for both dems/repubs. hell, even green party and libertarian. but then again, when i post an opinon about something, i get flamed and told im "obviously a liberal", and that im everything thats wrong with this country, even though ive only given my stance on maybe 2-3 topics on here. just from observing, i think theres a pretty heavy southern neo-conservative representation on this board. not saying its good or bad, just that it seems to be the bulk of opinions.
OK - you're challenged. What is my stance on:
abortion
gay marriage
affirrmative action
gun control
flag burning amendment
For being here such a short time, you seem awfully predictable yourself. For example, i think I can predict that you will demean everybody's opinions as cookie cutter. I predict that you will say that you are the only independent thinker here.
OptimisticOwl Wrote:OK - you're challenged. What is my stance on:
abortion
gay marriage
affirrmative action
gun control
flag burning amendment
For being here such a short time, you seem awfully predictable yourself. For example, i think I can predict that you will demean everybody's opinions as cookie cutter. I predict that you will say that you are the only independent thinker here.
Same here since he thinks he "knows" me just because of my stance on the war.
Well when I took the political party affiliation test I scored 94% for the constitution party. I'm what my political enemies would call a "member of the radical right wing Christian conservative movement". I voted for Pat Buchanan in 2000.
Actually the 1st time I posted on here people...I believe Opt. Owl, said they assume I had other opinions like the NY times was right on, because I said Murtha had earned the right to speak out about the war.
Quote:K - you're challenged. What is my stance on:
abortion
gay marriage
affirrmative action
gun control
flag burning amendment
Sure I'll take a crack at it.
You are pro-life, anti-gay marriage, anti-affirrmative action, anti-gun control and anti-flag burning amendment.
Like I said, not trying to flame but it seems like everyone on here is firmly in 2 camps and nobody strays from the party line. I don't think anyone is a completely "independent" thinker but I was just pointing out what I saw.
I'm libertarian. Often times I'll side with the right and other times I'll side with the left. People on the right have tended to dominate discussions on here for the last couple of years. Stick around and have a laugh.
I think this board has strong opinions from every end of the political spectrum, including Independent.
I will say a lot of folks claim to be Independent like they somehow have no predisposed opinion until they think about an issue. I think a lot claim to be Independent just because they are turned off by the two main party's.
I vote primarily Republican because the Libertarian party is not a legitimate threat at this point.
Libertarian here.
Closest "popular person" with views close to my own is Neal Boortz.
"The difference between a Democrat and a Republican? The Democrat sucks... the Republican blows."
- Lewis Black
Bourgeois_Rage Wrote:I'm libertarian. Often times I'll side with the right and other times I'll side with the left. People on the right have tended to dominate discussions on here for the last couple of years. Stick around and have a laugh.
I would put myself in the same situation... I want the government to regulate less, not more. I want the government to spend less, not more.
That being said, one thing I'm not libertarian on in view is public education, everyone deserves a free quality public education in this country (through HS, not college).
mlb Wrote:That being said, one thing I'm not libertarian on in view is public education, everyone deserves a free quality public education in this country (through HS, not college).
Not to break the thread, but I'm curious. Admittedly, I haven't paid attention to the Libertarian Party since 9-11, but before that the Libertarian idea for most gov't services was something akin to 'user fees'. You use it, you pay for it. If one has two kids in school, they pay a fee (re: tax) for the use of that service. The neighbor who has no kids doesn't pay that fee.
Has that changed?
For the most part (although not always) you are correct.
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Libertarian here.
Closest "popular person" with views close to my own is Neal Boortz.
"The difference between a Democrat and a Republican? The Democrat sucks... the Republican blows."
- Lewis Black
You know he's probably as far away from the LP as Mark Sanford is, right? I know he claims he's a Libertarian, but the party has since shunned him. He's the person I most agree with as well, although we do have disagreements.
RebelKev Wrote:georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:Libertarian here.
Closest "popular person" with views close to my own is Neal Boortz.
"The difference between a Democrat and a Republican? The Democrat sucks... the Republican blows."
- Lewis Black
You know he's probably as far away from the LP as Mark Sanford is, right? I know he claims he's a Libertarian, but the party has since shunned him. He's the person I most agree with as well, although we do have disagreements.
When it comes down to it, he really only differs from the LP when it comes to foreign policy -- and since that's a really hot issue right now with Iraq, they shunned him.
And Mark Sanford is a terrific governor by the way. When SC state Senate was trying to pass the state budget, he brought two pigs into the Senate chambers and said the budget was full of pork that had to go. He is also lighting a fire under the a** of the colleges in this state, as tuition is skyrocketing in SC state schools at an incredible rate -- the 2nd highest in the nation... and this despite the fact that SC rates 4th highest in the nation in state funds per capita going to colleges..... obviously SC isn't getting bang-for-their-buck with a damn on that investment, and he's calling the colleges out on it.
georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:And Mark Sanford is a terrific governor by the way. When SC state Senate was trying to pass the state budget, he brought two pigs into the Senate chambers and said the budget was full of pork that had to go. He is also lighting a fire under the a** of the colleges in this state, as tuition is skyrocketing in SC state schools at an incredible rate -- the 2nd highest in the nation... and this despite the fact that SC rates 4th highest in the nation in state funds per capita going to colleges..... obviously SC isn't getting bang-for-their-buck with a damn on that investment, and he's calling the colleges out on it.
I remember that and I agree about Sanford. They cover SC politics as well as much as they do Georgia here. We're closer to Columbia and North Augusta, SC is considered part of this community.
dwr0109 Wrote:Quote:K - you're challenged. What is my stance on:
abortion
gay marriage
affirrmative action
gun control
flag burning amendment
Sure I'll take a crack at it.
You are pro-life, anti-gay marriage, anti-affirrmative action, anti-gun control and anti-flag burning amendment.
Like I said, not trying to flame but it seems like everyone on here is firmly in 2 camps and nobody strays from the party line. I don't think anyone is a completely "independent" thinker but I was just pointing out what I saw.
wrong, wrong, right, wrong, wrong
edit: A drunken monkey flipping a coin would be expected to get 3 right, +/- 1. Maybe you aren't as perceptive as you think, or maybe we aren't as cookie-cutter. Or maybe you just have bad luck flipping coins.
dwr0109 Wrote:Does anybody on this board have independent opinions or does everyone fall into cookie cutter Republican/Democrat molds. Not trying to make this a flame...but after a short time here, it seems like you can predict everyone's stance on any issue before they even post.
I vote based on the candidate not party. That being said I tend to vote for more democrats by a slim margin if you count local, state, and federal elected offices. Locally I tend to vote republican more often than not, but nationally I have voted mostly democrat. I'm still deciding on who to vote for for the elections coming up this year with the senate campaign with Harold Ford Jr. and his republican challengers, I'm leaning to a republican right now.
OptimisticOwl Wrote:dwr0109 Wrote:Quote:K - you're challenged. What is my stance on:
abortion
gay marriage
affirrmative action
gun control
flag burning amendment
Sure I'll take a crack at it.
You are pro-life, anti-gay marriage, anti-affirrmative action, anti-gun control and anti-flag burning amendment.
Like I said, not trying to flame but it seems like everyone on here is firmly in 2 camps and nobody strays from the party line. I don't think anyone is a completely "independent" thinker but I was just pointing out what I saw.
wrong, wrong, right, wrong, wrong
edit: A drunken monkey flipping a coin would be expected to get 3 right, +/- 1. Maybe you aren't as perceptive as you think, or maybe we aren't as cookie-cutter. Or maybe you just have bad luck flipping coins.
Not to be the token math geek here but your assumption is only true if you have an infinite number of attempts to flip the coin.