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Offline daal
 Post subject: Any conservative Americans out there?
Post #1 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:50 am 
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For a school project on terrorism, my daughter is conducting a few short interviews, and she would like to interview someone whose political views do not hail from the liberal left. If you would have time to answer the 5 questions, please send me a PM. Thanks!

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Offline DrStraw
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Post #2 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:17 am 
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... whose political views do not hail from the liberal left.


Do you prefer the liberal right? Or the conservative left?

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Offline Bill Spight
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Post #3 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:38 am 
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Neither left nor right, but in front!


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Offline Boidhre
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Post #4 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:36 am 
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Liberal left means different things in different countries and to different people. Also do you mean classical liberal, what Americans call a liberal or social liberal? :P
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Offline daal
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Post #5 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:49 am 
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I was using "liberal" in the American sense (communists? ;)). She wants to interview some Americans from a few different sides of the political spectrum, and has already spoken to some left-leaners.

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Offline Bill Spight
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Post #6 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:02 pm 
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daal wrote:
I was using "liberal" in the American sense (communists? ;)).


These days American liberals are centrists. ;)

It's quite confusing, actually. A plurality, perhaps a majority of Americans identify themselves as conservative, but hold liberal views. :o

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Offline hyperpape
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Post #7 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:18 pm 
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More fun with categorization: there are types of conservatism that map poorly to the Democrat/Republican divide (http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc ... an/306774/).

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Offline Joaz Banbeck
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Post #8 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 1:42 pm 
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Are Libertarians ok?

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Offline daal
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Post #9 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 1:54 pm 
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Joaz Banbeck wrote:
Are Libertarians ok?

How do you mean that? Uh, I mean definitely! :)

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Offline DrStraw
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Post #10 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 3:05 pm 
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Bill Spight wrote:
daal wrote:
I was using "liberal" in the American sense (communists? ;)).


These days American liberals are centrists. ;)

It's quite confusing, actually. A plurality, perhaps a majority of Americans identify themselves as conservative, but hold liberal views. :o


I heard a poll the other day which said that 47% of American are independents, having no affiliation with either flavor or Republicrats.

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Post #11 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 3:06 pm 
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Joaz Banbeck wrote:
Are Libertarians ok?


I consider myself an environmental libertarian, if such a thing exists. That is, I espouse libertarian views as long as it does not ruin the environment.

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Offline Stefany93
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Post #12 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 3:33 pm 
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Oh, a topic discussing politics - lovely! ***grabs popcorn... :twisted:

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Offline DrStraw
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Post #13 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 4:27 pm 
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Oh, a topic discussing politics - lovely! ***grabs popcorn... :twisted:


Tell us about Bulgarian politics.

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Offline Fedya
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Post #14 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:36 pm 
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You could always listen to Radio Bulgaria.
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DrStraw wrote:
Stefany93 wrote:
Oh, a topic discussing politics - lovely! ***grabs popcorn... :twisted:


Tell us about Bulgarian politics.


If you want to feel sleepy... :D

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Post #16 Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:59 pm 
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In this changing day and age what is a conservative and what is a liberal?

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Post #17 Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:04 pm 
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In this changing day and age what is a conservative and what is a liberal?


Good question. The Australian Liberal Party is the right wing party. The left wing party is the Labour Party.

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Offline goTony
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Post #18 Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:10 pm 
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“The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected.” – ILN, 4/19/24 GK Chesterton.....

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Post #19 Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 10:24 pm 
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goTony wrote:
“The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected.” – ILN, 4/19/24 GK Chesterton.....


This sounds about right.
Progressives try accomplishing something, right or wrong.
While conservatives try blocking everything, right or wrong.
Looks surprisingly like the snapshot of the US congress the past few years.
Anyways...

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Go players are, on average, rather on the smart side, so you won't find that many conservatives in here, I am afraid...
Try the chess forums. :twisted:
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Offline Joaz Banbeck
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Post #20 Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 12:02 am 
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