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When you drink, how do your political views change?

Do your political views change at all with how much you've had to drink?

  • Yes

    Votes: 9 30.0%

  • No

    Votes: 21 70.0%
  • Total voters
    30
bigsmitty

bigsmitty

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Most of my drinking buddies lean to the right, and I must admit, when I've had a few in me, I become much more of a liberal. I end up in heated discussions, taking positions I normally never would against my conservative friends--sometimes just for the sake of it. Drunk me is definitely a leftist, so tell me DP, does altering your state of mind alter your political perspective, and in which direction?
 
Moderates generally don't have strong beliefs when sober so I would expect even more of the same after drinking.

There once was a time when drinking that I would agree with whatever a pretty girl said no matter how much I disagreed with it.
 
bigsmitty said:
Most of my drinking buddies lean to the right, and I must admit, when I've had a few in me, I become much more of a liberal. I end up in heated discussions, taking positions I normally never would against my conservative friends--sometimes just for the sake of it. Drunk me is definitely a leftist, so tell me DP, does altering your state of mind alter your political perspective, and in which direction?
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Usually when I drink I wind up in countries that don't speak English. So given that, I haven't drank in 25 years.

But in all my years sitting around in a bar - as the saying goes, "drinking and politics don't mix". Personally - I believe that to be pretty much true.
 
That's the last thing on my mind when I'm drinking.
 
If anything my views become more intense.
 
I dunno, someone can compare my posts tonight to how they usually are and tell me.
 
When I am drinking I generally believe that I will have another, please. Thank you.
 
Yep, when I'm sober I'm a Libertarian. When I drink, I can turn into a radical anarchist in an instant if the topic comes up, which is why I leave politics in the internet, and the voting booth.
 
Pretty much any kind of intoxication reduces my inhibitions, which mostly revolve around keeping my paranoia in check. My political views tend to become more reactionary and extreme, but thankfully I also become less likely to express them.
 
My views don't change much. But I become much less patient when it comes to the presentation vs. core point of things. I dont tip-toe as much when im drunk.
 
...does altering your state of mind alter your political perspective, and in which direction?
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I am always willing to consider the efficacy of another man's political view when he's buying the liquor.
 
When I'm sober, I have a strong dislike for a whole lot of people... When I'm drinking.. I just love everybody!
 
I think they stay the same, just voiced with a lot more volume.
 
I am libertarian when I am sober.
I blur the line between minarchist/anarchist when I am drunk.
 
When I was drinking politics wasnt a subject I even considered...I just wanted to talk to females about anything they wanted to talk about :)
 
bigsmitty said:
Most of my drinking buddies lean to the right, and I must admit, when I've had a few in me, I become much more of a liberal. I end up in heated discussions, taking positions I normally never would against my conservative friends--sometimes just for the sake of it. Drunk me is definitely a leftist, so tell me DP, does altering your state of mind alter your political perspective, and in which direction?
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i tend to become generally more humble, and open to the notion that my nation may not be right all the time.
 
It depends on the situation. I'm generally ok if the beer is reasonably priced. When a place charges high prices I start accusing them of being communists that are trying to take money out of our capitalist economy to bring on the revolution.
 
Because of politics and financial corruption - Who the hell can afford to drink anymore?:2wave:
 
you're looking at it all wrong. with politics being as f'd up as they are - who can think about them without drinking?
 
I voted no on the political question but I have to say that the old Mickey Gilly song was right on in that, "The Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time."
 
Liquor makes me more liberal.
 
Dunno, don't drink. Haven't had a drop in over 25 years.
 
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