RE: What am I? Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or Independent?
June 21, 2014 at 5:36 pm
(This post was last modified: June 21, 2014 at 5:43 pm by Heywood.)
(June 21, 2014 at 2:25 pm)Faith No More Wrote: I think you should stop asking what party you belong to and examine politicians on an individual basis. Stop trying to label yourself and follow a crowd. One of the biggest problems our country faces today is that people are trapped in this "Us vs. Them" mentality that comes from forcing extremely complex and diverse beliefs into just a few categories.
Don't be a sheep.
I'm about as far a way a sheep as you can get. I don't believe I fit in any party. I was simply curious as to what party you guys would pigeon hole me into.
(June 21, 2014 at 2:32 pm)Cato Wrote:(June 21, 2014 at 10:58 am)Heywood Wrote: I'm staunchly pro-life so I basically always vote republican. However if Obama were pro-life and Romney were pro-choice(but both otherwise the same) I would have voted for Obama even though I think he is the worst president ever. I am a one issue voter in that respect. Many of my positions don't mix with the republican platform so I don't like to call myself a republican.
The fact that you are a self confessed one issue voter makes your thoughts on other issues irrelevant. Your issue and your stance on it makes you a Republican by default. Not withstanding your freedom to discuss and share your ideas about other political topics, for all intents and purposes you are a Republican.
I loathe one issue voters. One issue voters or these lazy pieces of shit that want a party line vote option on ballots contribute to the partisan malaise we experience. There's absolutely no reason to discuss issues or compromise on solutions if everyone can go home, say the usual shit, and stamp their ticket back to D.C.
Abortion is only an issue because Republican office seekers know they can get people like you to vote for them. The abortion laws as they exist today are a good compromise. Neither side is fully satisfied, but the system works compared to what was happening before Roe v. Wade. Let it fucking go.
If the democratic party advocated the killing of Jews, I bet you Cato, would either abstain or vote republican. Maybe you wouldn't....because you're not a one issue voter.
Some issues are so important that they can out weigh all the rest. One issue voters are not lazy. People who pride themselves on not being one issue voters simply have no unwavering principles.
