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Ian_rd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:13 AM Original message |
So why are you a Liberal? (Tell your story) |
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aden_nak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm not an incredibly rich white guy. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Don't forget bloodthirsty hate-mongers and masochists. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. If they want stem cell research and abortions, they shouldn't |
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aden_nak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 09:33 AM Response to Reply #28 |
42. It's okay. You can just say "mistresses". :D |
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prole_for_peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
2. i don't think i have a story. |
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Nicholas D Wolfwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
3. Simply put. |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Very well put |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
5. I've always been a lefty because |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
6. Newt's contract on america |
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Kipling (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
8. My views are centrist compared to my families |
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Catma (83 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
9. I guess |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
10. It is a disease.. thay dont have choice any more.... they are slaves |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
11. I'm not. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
12. I give a damn about more than just myself |
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kansasblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
13. the good moral voice inside |
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GumboYaYa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
14. Because I watched one of my close friends die of AIDS while |
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TriMetFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
15. I was a fiscal conservative Republican |
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expatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
16. My Struggle (has that title been taken?) |
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joefree1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
17. I got beat up by some neo-cons in high school |
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GOPBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
18. Nice story and welcome to DU! |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
19. My early education |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
20. Definition fits pretty well. |
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Al-CIAda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
21. Was a libertarian, then the corporate takeover of the world ensued. |
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toddaa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
38. I'm still a libertarian |
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Jamison (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
22. Because I am part of a group that is very discriminated against. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
23. It's my religiously insane Mother's fault... |
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Sir Jeffrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:17 AM Response to Reply #23 |
45. Your post made me laugh...thank you n/t |
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dad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
24. / larry king / |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
25. Because I believe government has certain responsibilities to it's citizens |
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kweerwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. My liberal roots go back to the early '60s. |
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CitrusLib (748 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
27. It runs in the family. The blacksheep side... |
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ncrainbowgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 09:40 AM Response to Reply #27 |
43. Hi CitrusLib! |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
29. Born with two good eyes and more than half a brain. n/t |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
30. My dad is a diehard democrat, my mom is pretty liberal |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
31. I've been a raging liberal since i was a kid. |
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Rambis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
32. Easiest decision ever |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
33. Why I am a Liberal |
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demzilla (300 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
34. The Vietnam war and civil rights |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
35. I Grew Up As A Boomer..... |
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CarolNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
36. Why I'm a liberal and why I'm a Democrat are 2 different stories... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
37. Welcome to DU! |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
39. Education. |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
40. Well, I'm a liberal, born and bred. |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
41. Ian, bless your heart, you've just proven my point |
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Debs (723 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 04:27 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. Thats it. Right there. |
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Eloriel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 11:49 PM Response to Reply #54 |
66. What a truly haunting story AND |
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Sir Jeffrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
44. Born in 1978...raised to be stupid... |
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In Truth We Trust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
46. because I have an i.q. of 150 |
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DeaconBlues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
47. when I was a teen I was actually a right-winger (a living example of how |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 01:25 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. Okay--but why did the military turn you into a leftie when most people |
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DeaconBlues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 05:08 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Good questions - I'm not sure I have a good answer to them |
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DianeK (612 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
48. jesus was a liberal and.. |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
49. Welcome to DU! It took me a long time for me to come where I am now |
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dajoki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
50. grew up in the '60s |
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nevergiveup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
51. We are all equal........ |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
52. I'm not really a liberal. |
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ruthg (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
56. Uh.... I am smart? |
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Broken Acorn (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
57. I was born and raised in Northern California |
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bamademo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
58. I came of age in the Civil Rights Era in Alabama |
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Philabuster (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 06:27 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. This will not be as Popular |
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bamademo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 06:33 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. There are both white and black people that milk the system. |
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Philabuster (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 07:04 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Definitely! |
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bamademo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 07:37 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. In the 70's I was a supervisor at a call center in Atlanta |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 07:24 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. The year 1968 sealed it for me |
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quaoar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
60. Two words |
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Quakerfriend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-02-05 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
64. Hey Ian_rd, the Seattle WTO riots were also a turning point |
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Pushed To The Left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
67. It started with social issues |
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shayes51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-03-05 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
68. My father died when I was 11 years old. |
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