Political Persuasion- how did you get there?

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Don't worry, I'm sure iSm will happily oblige go call you evil at a future date in another thread.

I'm not proposing to ban all response and debate, and this wasn't an aministrative warning. Just a request to keep it to a minimum so as not to discourage people from sharing their own political histories, which is what I open this thread to find.

heh- no doubt.

Works for me- thanks!

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

True that. But I really liked the idea of this thread as a place to see and tell personal paths towards present beliefs....if someone chooses to take that oportunity to just trash the beliefs of others instead of sharing their personal path I think that says more about them than the target of their attack.

Excellent point- I've enjoyed reading all of these. I want to add my own but likely won't until I get back from Cali next week.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I assume you don't mean the part about not wanting to pay for public schools or road upkeep.

You assume incorrectly.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I don't mean to start a debate here, I just want to hear what you have to say. Whom would you prefer to pay for road upkeep? (Or, schools, too, though I have a better idea of your perspective on that.)

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Don't worry, I'm sure iSm will happily oblige go call you evil at a future date in another thread.

And I'm sorry, but in order to simply express how I came to my political views, I had no choice but to truthfully say it was simply a choice between Good and Evil, as "good" is usually defined by Websters, Jesus, Ghandi, ML King and most American Moms.

I did not name names, but -yes- in stating that my beliefs were "good," I most certainly had to imply that opposite beliefs were "evil." And I stand by that.

If anyone feels mortally compelled to respond to the simple reasons I truly have for my political persuasion, there's little I can do to stop them.

[€uroMeinke]

Life's easier as a moral relativist

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I did not name names, but -yes- in stating that my beliefs were "good," I most certainly had to imply that opposite beliefs were "evil." And I stand by that.

Interesting. Aren't you one who gets angry at generalizations when made? Such as "all liberals are nuts" or some such thing? In fact, if I recall, in the past you have gotten rather upset about it. It could be I'm not remembering correctly.

[Not Afraid]

No, that's me, but apparently I'm not a liberal.

[€uroMeinke]

Looks like I may have a candidate to vote for after all:

Porn star demands equal time from Leno

Porn star and California gubernatorial candidate Mary Carey, following the lead of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Democratic opponent, demanded on Friday that Jay Leno give her equal time on his TV show...

She attracted wide attention during her first bid for California governor in 2003. In preparation for this year's race she lost weight, replaced her teeth and got new breast implants.

"I just don't think it's fair of Jay to have his friend Arnie on, and not me," Carey said in a statement. "I think Jay would really like me once he got a chance to meet me. And I'd be a better interview since I'm much cuter and speak better English."

[Strangler Lewis]

Typical whiny Republican.