@georgeob1,
georgeob1 wrote: I note from a subsequent post that plainoldme considers herself to be something of a centrist, as evidently also does okie. This merely demonstrates the near universal human tendency to assume our own views, whatever they may be, are the norm. Plainoldme's assertion is just as ridiculous as okie's.
George, I am going to call you out on that comment. I generally consider your comments worthwhile, but I don't think you did your homework on that statement, and perhaps you have not read my posts carefully.
First of all, I have always clearly identified myself as a staunch conservative, and a registered Republican. I am not a liberal, moderate, or independent, I am conservative. Now, in response to folks like pom claiming to be centrist or mainstream, I think I may have rebutted such ridiculous claims by saying that I was in fact much closer to being a centrist than pom. I have also pointed out that I believe the culture and overall political spectrum has moved to the left over the past few decades. To place all of this into context, I grew up with both parents being FDR Democrats, and they remained registered Democrats throughout their entire life. However, they felt that the Democrats had gone too far whacko left in the last 20 years or so, and have not voted for Democrats of late. I believe also that my parents are good examples of being conservative, but the Democratic Party left them, they did not leave the party. They believed in most of the basics that I believe, that being fiscally responsible government, freedom, liberty, personal responsibility, and a government that cares about the rule of law and national defense. I don't know about you, but I think those things are mainstream, I believe that is what most people believe.
I am going to issue you a challenge, George, if you can find evidence in any of my posts that I am some kind of ultra wild eyed right wing extremist, not in the mainstream of political thought, I would like you to try it. I have a suspicion that your comment stems from my assertions here on this forum that Hitler was a leftist. You can confirm that or not, and if not, please kindly point out my stands on issues that places me out of the mainstream.
I am not going to back down from considering Hitler a leftist, obviously he was, and the facts are on my side.
Anyway, I am not totally sure of where you got your comments from, but I frankly resent the idea that I am not closer to mainstream than somebody like pom, that consistently posts some of the most outlandish and ridiculous leftist claptrap seen anywhere. And so I think I deserve an explanation and justification for your comment.