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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven

All right I lied.  TWO questions.

Do you consider yourself to be liberal or conservative, and what were your parents' viewpoints as you were growing up?

I'll go first.

I consider myself a con (although I'm probably moderate), and my parents were very liberal as I grew up.

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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven

All right I lied.  TWO questions.

Do you consider yourself to be liberal or conservative, and what were your parents' viewpoints as you were growing up?

I'll go first.

I consider myself a con (although I'm probably moderate), and my parents were very liberal as I grew up.

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ORIGINAL: popeye1250

It'd be a stretch to call JFK "liberal."

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ORIGINAL: subrob1967

My parents were both Chicago Democrats, I'm more of a independent centrist.

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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

My parents were both democrats. The first time or two that I voted I listened to the union 'CWA' and voted democrat. That all changed when Jimmy Carter got elected. I saw the error of my ways, voted for Ronald Reagan and to this day vote for conservatives.

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ORIGINAL: NeedToUseYou

Fiscally Conservative (PRIMARY ISSUE), and by that I mean actual fiscal conservative not bush era psuedo conservative crap... As in I'd balance the fuck out of that budget, or that shit would stop moving at all. I have no pet projects, other than a balanced budget.

As for the rest, of course I'm all about individual freedom, so, anyone that is a fiscal conservative by my standards, and isn't a fascist, will get my support.


My parents, while never spoke of politics outside of uninformed complaints or whanot, I'm 100% positive would be in the liberal camp of thinking.

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ORIGINAL: DarwinsLilHelper

Was it P.J. O'Rourke who once said "A Libertarian is a conservative that still gets high."?

Lets put it this way. I'm an old school libertarian that thinks Ron Paul and Pat Buchanan are barking conservative moonbats, trying to subvert Libertarianism into some sort of tea drinking, backwoods, trailer park Nazi party.

I also think that our children are going to live in a United States thats a third world shit hole twenty years from now because of Obama's "Bread and Circuses" bail outs and yearly stimulus packages.

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ORIGINAL: thompsonx

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ORIGINAL: NeedToUseYou

Fiscally Conservative (PRIMARY ISSUE), and by that I mean actual fiscal conservative not bush era psuedo conservative crap... As in I'd balance the fuck out of that budget, or that shit would stop moving at all. I have no pet projects, other than a balanced budget.

As for the rest, of course I'm all about individual freedom, so, anyone that is a fiscal conservative by my standards, and isn't a fascist, will get my support.


My parents, while never spoke of politics outside of uninformed complaints or whanot, I'm 100% positive would be in the liberal camp of thinking.

I am so up to here with the oxy-moron "fiscal consertavie social liberal" How does one pay for social programs if they are a fiscal conservative?

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I didn't use that in my post. But I'll attempt to answer what I think it means.

Well, it generally means, that they are liberal in their views on such things as abortion, gay marriage, right to privacy, etc.... Whereas, in recent years, and it's arguable, those claiming a general conservative label infers support of such things as the patriot act, pro-life, anti-gay marriage, etc..

As far as I go, in regards to welfare since that is what you are targeting, I think there is to much of all forms of welfare, both individual, and corporate, that doesn't mean, one can't share some typical liberal viewpoints otherwise. Also, as far as my views go the military is way to big as well, so, I'd be happy to slash there as well. Additionally, I do think some social programs are necessary, just not to the level, you'd probably like.

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ORIGINAL: thompsonx

I am so up to here with the oxy-moron "fiscal consertavie social liberal" How does one pay for social programs if they are a fiscal conservative?