(02-03-2022, 03:59 PM)Norman Mushari Wrote:

(02-03-2022, 02:30 PM)Bchbunnie4 Wrote: Apparently all conservatives hate gays. Which is really going to crush my conservative gay dad…lol

THe title of the thread is "what is your most radical idea in opposition to your party.". And then he said "I'm very pro gay marriage". Suggesting that his opinion is opposite of his parties.  I didn't suggest it.  He did.  

That's what I'm talking about.

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(02-03-2022, 02:54 PM)Caldrac Wrote: That line of thinking is dangerous. You cannot paint an entire group of people with a wide brush. That's why people get so damn mad across both sides of the aisle. I see it all the time within my own circles. 

"Oh, you're a conservative that has guns and voted for Trump, twice? You're stupid, you're racist, you're homophobic, you're a [bleep]". 

"Oh, you voted for Biden and dye your hair blue and pink and you're also gay? You must be one of those Muslim sympathizers and want free radicals to cross our borders so you can marry them off to one of my children".

LOL. My God, people are insanely dangerous with their beliefs in this Country. 

God Forbid you're gay, you're conservative, you voted for Trump or Biden, didn't like half of the things they did, go to Church on Sunday's, dye your hair from time to time, believe in national security and better border security with a strong vetting process and sympathize with a wide variety of groups of people regardless of color or creed...and...and... just so happen to drive a 1992 Ford Lariat in mint condition with a rifle hanging on the back of it. 

I [BLEEP] you not. I have friends in all of these categories. And we all primarily agree on enough things to not stab each other in the throat at the dinner table.

That's funny.  Pretty much everyone who comments on my post "paint me as a liberal".

Well, not me says I. = P

I get painted as a liberal sometimes but it's in a classical since. Then someone will say my views also straddle around fiscal conservative. I honestly don't care. I try like hell to avoid labels or take sides. 

Just try my best to vote with my conscious. Understanding that it's impossible to please everyone. It may not be the "popular" vote but at least I can say in good faith that I voted for the person I felt was the best candidate to appease the masses.  

What are your thoughts on a strong third party? I only ask because I tend to feel compelled to rile up those who lean left or right in particular. I have a hard time trusting either side. Feels like a Plutocracy in this country more than an actual Democracy.

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