Toeing the line of political parties

[Jr_Bullit]

Question -
When you find out that someone has a different opinion than you on any particular subject (homosexuality, religion, abortion, war, guns, etc) do you immediately go into an "us vs. them" mentality and cross that person off on your mental checklist as from the other party?

The reason I ask is, it seems there's a lot of political and religious categorizing of people on the site. From experience, I'd have to say I've only met a few people who are at the extremes of either conservative or liberal and have full buy-in to the projected ideals of that group of people.

I'm sure it's worse right now because the election is coming up, and we're all eager to pick sides and defend our man to the death (I really think we need a good boxing match between bush and kerry - WWE styles)

But honestly, when you find out someone disagrees with your perspective on one of the major points of contention do you immediately "bio-react" (as my boss would say) and say "oh, that's an icky liberal, quick bash them for all their worth," or "oh, what an awful conservative, run away, it might be contagious?"

Just curious...

[Tenchiro]

I get all of the nonsense political talk out of my system in here. But I love to watch other people argue about it elsewhere. ;)

[fluff]

The reason I ask is, it seems there's a lot of political and religious categorizing of people on the site. From experience, I'd have to say I've only met a few people who are at the extremes of either conservative or liberal and have full buy-in to the projected ideals of that group of people.



Go on JB, name names...

[Jr_Bullit]

Hahaha - we all do it ;) however, I would rarely classify myself as an "extreme" liberal - as on many subjects I tend to side more with a traditional "conservative" viewpoint.

[zod]

Arguing and calling people "icky" is for forums.......in person I'm very easy going and don't really make a point to speak politics unless someone forces the conversation. I only "bio-react" if they do so first, typically only happens with leftist extreme hippies and I love getting them all pissed off anyhow. ;)

[fluff]

Arguing and calling people "icky" is for forums.......in person I'm very easy going and don't really make a point to speak politics unless someone forces the conversation. I only "bio-react" if they do so first, typically only happens with leftist extreme hippies and I love getting them all pissed off anyhow. ;)

Is there such a thing as a leftist extreme hippy? The extreme left is as scary a place as the extreme right. Once someone gets that extreme people become a problem because they aren't 'smart enough' to see 'the truth'.

But you all deserve to be eradicated anyway...

[zod]

Is there such a thing as a leftist extreme hippy?

I was referring to you fluff :love:

[MikeD]

Is there such a thing as a leftist extreme hippy? The extreme left is as scary a place as the extreme right. Once someone gets that extreme people become a problem because they aren't 'smart enough' to see 'the truth'.

But you all deserve to be eradicated anyway...

The political 'spectrum' is really a circle with two poles. One pole is anarchy, and the other totalitarianism. Between them are two semicircular routes to the same ends.

[fluff]

The political 'spectrum' is really a circle with two poles. One pole is anarchy, and the other totalitarianism. Between them are two semicircular routes to the same ends.

I see it more as a sphere.

I am floating serenely in the upper left corner whilst the rest of you fight and squabble :cool:

[MikeD]

Maybe it's more of a Moebius strip, or an MC Escher staircase? That might make my political views akin to little roll-up segmented insect-armadillo monsters.

You're making this pretty complicated. We'll end up with frame-shifting tesseract models of political thought soon. Might be good for when Dr. Who is running for president, I suppose...

[fluff]

Might be good for when Dr. Who is running for president, I suppose...

Tom Baker's got my vote.

[valve bouncer]

Tom Baker's got my vote.
Pffft, everyone knows Jon Pertwee is the man. Actually he's probably dead now.......whatever he's still got my vote. :thumb:

[Transcend]

I equally chastise and verbally rip on both parties.

[MikeD]

I equally chastise and verbally rip on both parties.

And I bet you end every verbal rip with "eh," too, don'tcha?