Political persuasion poll

[Shooter]

Anyway, I didn't say I was "surprised." It's actually about how I expected. After all, I read a fair number of the political threads here.

I just think it's interesting that the politics on this forum tend to be much more diverse than what you would generally ascribe to a population that mostly lives (or lived) in urban Oregon.

I never lived in urban Oregon.

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

I never lived in urban Oregon.

you're also the craziest one here, so that isn't surprising

 

[MrJayremmie]

Did hoojacks own this thread? I think so.

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

honestly, i'm waiting for an *edited* to appear.

 

[bodyman5001]

you're also the craziest one here, so that isn't surprising

I take offense to that. I think I am the craziest one here.

 

[Shooter]

I take offense to that. I think I am the craziest one here.

No, I am!! Don't even think about trying to beat me.

 

[MrJayremmie]

You can both be if it satisfies you.

 

[MARIS61]

Couldn't find the "None of the above" choice.

I live my life by The Golden Rule, so the party concept just doesn't work for me.

They are all about controlling people, a very un-American idea to start with, but they all have different things about us that they want to control. With some it's our ability to travel and communicate, or our chances at making a better life for ourselves, or our freedom to look or act differently, or our desire to grow intellectually, or our access to simple healthcare when we have a toothache or lung cancer, or our right to own property or bear arms.

No party can represent all my views, nor does any party impress me as competent enough to lead. So I am left to individually decide on each candidate and issue who/what is the right choice (no puns intended). With candidates it is usually the lesser of 2 evils.

For obvious reasons, The Golden Rule doesn't work too well if you start from a base that includes hate or fear.

This means I usually, but not always, lean left in my voting.

Depending on the issue, all parties are very un-American (from a Constitutional standpoint and often from a humane standpoint) in their views of some. The hypocrisy is sickening.

 

[MARIS61]

I'm Libertarian with the marked exception of legalizing drugs and an isolationist foreign policy.

Ahh...so you're a drug smuggler!

 

[bodyman5001]

You can both be if it satisfies you.

Uhhhhh, I think the Sergio fan was forgotten when it comes to CRAZY