Good Grief, Aren't there any Moderates here?

Osso, That's great. I'll look for them. Politics was probably the wrong topic to start out in. I had no idea how polarized it was here. I'm learning fast though.

0 Replies

Tangent - tell us about your avatar. Looks like a big dog with face in the wind...

0 Replies

lastmoderate wrote:

Fantastic, a voice reaches out of the madness. I'd be interested in hearing about this party. Have you done a topic on it yet?

No - we're keeping it under wraps until we have everything legalized and copyrighted (as far as part name and seal goes). I would be more than happy to e-mail you information in private though (see my profile for e-mail as I can't Private Message). I will begin building the party website in a year or so, once again depending on legal matters.

I appreciate this thread being started though, it caught my eye right away.

0 Replies

Dyslexia, Sounds like you've found heaven there. Good for you.

0 Replies

Martin Luther King Jr. wrote:

The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.

0 Replies

lastmoderate wrote:

Speak of Montana and there she is. I think if you aren't an extremist one way or the other, you're in limbo here.

Yeah, I'm just kind of floating around and thinking for myself. I don't let people influence the way I feel or think. As Lash mentioned in another thread, "I lead with my heart", and in turn I go with my gut feelings and facts that I learn along the way.
I speak my mind and I don't follow what others are doing simply because we may share most of the same views as I do.

I think what bugs me the most about being labeled a liberal is that every time I speak my mind about something that some conservatives may not agree with, they pull out the "you liberals" card and that just burns my ass. I don't do that to them and I don't appreciate being treated like my own personal thoughts and feelings are not my own.

Did any of that make sense?

0 Replies

And I have all the love that both Montana and Lash provide. I shall resist easily the temptation to dwell in the house of banality.

0 Replies

Dys
Hugs and smooches :-D

0 Replies

Oh Montana, don't you cry for me. I've... gone to...er..A2K(aay-aay-ayy), with a keyboard on my kneee...

Yes.

Montana, I know how you feel. That is exactly what I was explaining with peers at my school and my family. These are the situations:

ME: "Bush is mixing religion and politics, we need someone who can be religious in their life, yet knows how to seperate that from his job. John Kerry!"

Family: "When you're older and have more of an idea of what reality is, you'll be smarter and you'll grow out of being liberal."

Friends: "Damn straight - f-cking right-wing conservatives!"

ME: "I think each citizen should be able to wear a seat belt only if they want to, and should absolutely be allowed to own firearms to protect themselves."

Family: "Oh, Crystal, you're maturing. I knew you'd grow out of that liberal phase.

Friends: "Bush-lover."

Don't worry, you're not alone. If people can't put some sort of label or blame on you when they feel threatoned, then they start to shake and their heads explode. It's not pretty.

This is exactly why we need a balanced, moderate president. Just someone who's able to see the other side without becomming judgmental or bias.

0 Replies

I take a nap and eat dinner and see what happens - LOL

0 Replies

Sancutary
Exactly! I couldn't agree more. I knew we were on the same page ;-)

0 Replies

ebrown_p wrote:

Martin Luther King Jr. wrote:

The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.

I never said I was neutral, I said I was a moderate. There's a difference.

0 Replies

husker wrote:

I take a nap and eat dinner and see what happens - LOL

It's all your fault, Husker Twisted Evil

0 Replies

Montana wrote:

lastmoderate wrote:
Speak of Montana and there she is. I think if you aren't an extremist one way or the other, you're in limbo here.

Yeah, I'm just kind of floating around and thinking for myself. I don't let people influence the way I feel or think. As Lash mentioned in another thread, "I lead with my heart", and in turn I go with my gut feelings and facts that I learn along the way.
I speak my mind and I don't follow what others are doing simply because we may share most of the same views as I do.

I think what bugs me the most about being labeled a liberal is that every time I speak my mind about something that some conservatives may not agree with, they pull out the "you liberals" card and that just burns my ass. I don't do that to them and I don't appreciate being treated like my own personal thoughts and feelings are not my own.

Did any of that make sense?

I like you a lot already. You and I are pretty much in sync. It's a pleasure to meet you.

0 Replies

You guys are a riot Laughing

0 Replies

I keep reading the topic title as Good Grief, Aren't there any Moderators here?

So, um, yeah, we're here. We're in the back, eating the last of the Chinese takeout, but we're here.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled topic, already in progress.

0 Replies

I wondered where that soy chicken went. I KNEW I'd brought it back from Kim Hoa.

I didn't realize the moderately modulated moderators had the key to the refrigerator again.

<sidling off to buy a new lock>

0 Replies

LastModerate
LastModerate, welcome to A2K; glad to have you here among the inmates.

I don't think we've ever had a left wing president. Plenty of right wing and a few moderates.

The problem is that most right wingers wrongly label moderates as liberals. And they label liberals socialists or communists devils.

They don't seem to even understand those who are fiscal conservatives and socially liberal. This groups may include many libertarians.

There is only one legitimate belief, that of right wing conservative, social and economic. They tend to be chauvinists of the Bush administration and attack anyone who does not adore Bush and the Republican Party. You can count on their attacks being in defense of Republicans and hatred for Democrats, especially Bill Clinton, whom they view as the devil incarnate. I never voted for Clinton, but if given a choice between Clinton and Bush, I wouldn't hesitate to vote for Clinton.

The only time I voted Democrat was against Bush and reluctantly for Kerry because I believed that Bush was a disaster for America. Turns out I was right.

Other than all of this, the inmates manage a degree of civility on these threads. If they don't, the moderators will zap them. I've been zapped a couple of times, but I'm still unrepentant as a 76 year old who has mellowed a little with old age.

BBB

0 Replies

lastmoderate wrote:

Montana wrote:
lastmoderate wrote:
Speak of Montana and there she is. I think if you aren't an extremist one way or the other, you're in limbo here.

Yeah, I'm just kind of floating around and thinking for myself. I don't let people influence the way I feel or think. As Lash mentioned in another thread, "I lead with my heart", and in turn I go with my gut feelings and facts that I learn along the way.
I speak my mind and I don't follow what others are doing simply because we may share most of the same views as I do.

I think what bugs me the most about being labeled a liberal is that every time I speak my mind about something that some conservatives may not agree with, they pull out the "you liberals" card and that just burns my ass. I don't do that to them and I don't appreciate being treated like my own personal thoughts and feelings are not my own.

Did any of that make sense?

I like you a lot already. You and I are pretty much in sync. It's a pleasure to meet you.

Hey you.Who said you could be nice and agree with people here. I think thats against the rules.No being nice.No agreeing.

0 Replies

Why does every one keep trying to draw lines between "us and them"?

0 Replies

Good Grief, Aren't there any Moderates here?

Related Topics

Quick Links

My Account

able2know