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T.E.D.: Liberal, Conservative, or Alien from Outer Space?

How do you perceive TacticalEvilDan's political lean?


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Yes, we have been over this and I can show you the post that clarifies your post.
Right, both say they are "left leaning" in some areas, so why the passionate denial at being referred to as the l-word? Why not say they are liberal in some areas?
 
Right, both say they are "left leaning" in some areas, so why the passionate denial at being referred to as the l-word? Why not say they are liberal in some areas?

Because being left leaning in some areas does not mean someone is necessarily a liberal. One's ideology could have that feature and be a centrist, fascist, moderate, or some other ideology.

Only a fool believes one is either a conservative or a liberal when there is a world of ideas and possibilities.
 
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Because being left leaning in some areas does not mean someone is necessarily a liberal. One's ideology could have that feature and be a centrist, fascist, moderate, or some other ideology.

Only a fool believes one is either a conservative or a liberal when there is a world of ideas and possibilities.
Yet people have no trouble admitting they're conservative in some areas.
 
Right, both say they are "left leaning" in some areas, so why the passionate denial at being referred to as the l-word? Why not say they are liberal in some areas?

So by this you suggest that libertarians, who lean left in some areas, are really liberals? Are you sure you want to go there?

By the way, I am a liberal, and neither TED not CC qualifies as one.
 
Yet people have no trouble admitting they're conservative in some areas.

Well, do you believe that someone who is conservative in some areas means that they are a conservative?
 
I am conservative in some areas. Am I a conservative?
No, if you're willing to self identify as being liberal then you must truly be liberal. Nobody who sees themselves as anything other than liberal wants to be called liberal, which was my whole point in the first place.
 
No, if you're willing to self identify as being liberal then you must truly be liberal. Nobody who sees themselves as anything other than liberal wants to be called liberal, which was my whole point in the first place.

Proof again that liberals are just smarter than every one else. Being liberal in reality is something to take pride in.
 
Proof again that liberals are just smarter than every one else. Being liberal in reality is something to take pride in.
Is it really possible to even be a "liberal in reality?" I thought liberal and reality were pretty much two mutually exclusive terms. LOL
 
Is it really possible to even be a "liberal in reality?" I thought liberal and reality were pretty much two mutually exclusive terms. LOL

And your post is perfect proof that Conservatives are as dense as a bag of hammers. LOL LOL LOL
 
I always sort of figured you were an equal-opportunity hater. ;)

Damn skippy.

What's this radish business anyway?? You prejudiced against Rootebegas or something??

Any poll which might cause someone to go :shock: :confused: :lol: requires a "total nonsense" option. Ergo, Radish. :D
 
Here to. Rarely do you see someone do everything to deny being conservative, but you see people run from the liberal all the time ~ yourself excluded of course.

I run from it because
  • It isn't true, not by a long shot
  • It is typically thrown at me by conservatives who feel that, by invoking the term, they are both insulting me and rendering everything I said irrelevant
I'm just not the kind of guy to let someone have the easy out of labeling me and dropping me into a box.
 
It doesn't matter if you lean to the left or to the right you are still Hitler.:)

Dammit! Someone has exposed my evil plan to kill the Jews AGAIN!

Christ on a crutch, just how many decades do I have to wait before some random passer-by just . . . figures it out like that?!
 
Proof again that liberals are just smarter than every one else. Being liberal in reality is something to take pride in.

really, self sufficiency tends to be a good indication of intelligence :)
 
Hard to say. On the threads I post on TED comes off as more of a populist. UtahBill for example claims to be a republican but constantly rants about the wealthy, corporate "power etc. While whining about the wealthy and corporations is a common theme from libs, its also a trait of right wing populists-the people who once complained about "jewish bankers" and later "tri-lateral" conspiracies.
 
How exactly did she do this?
Do I really need to spell it out? You posted that only fools identfy one as liberal or conservative, then along comes Redress and identifies herself as a liberal, even goes on to say liberals are smarter than everyone else. She didn't just step on your point, she kinda ground it into the dirt.
 
You know why you see people calling people "liberal" more often than the reverse? Because calling someone liberal is a more effective insult.

Maybe liberals aren't stupid enough to think calling somebody by their ideology is an insult. It's like saying 'Hey Hatuey! You're a black guy!' is an insult. Well gee thanks. You've proven you can observe. Now go play somewhere.
 
Maybe liberals aren't stupid enough to think calling somebody by their ideology is an insult. It's like saying 'Hey Hatuey! You're a black guy!' is an insult. Well gee thanks. You've proven you can observe. Now go play somewhere.
Another apples to autos comparison. Liberalism is an ideology frequently seen as lacking in common sense. You know; suing McDonald's over happy meals and believing we can control the weather by turning off our air conditioners, things like that.
 
I run from it because
  • It isn't true, not by a long shot
  • It is typically thrown at me by conservatives who feel that, by invoking the term, they are both insulting me and rendering everything I said irrelevant
I'm just not the kind of guy to let someone have the easy out of labeling me and dropping me into a box.

Honestly, that is one of the funnier things about this forum and perhaps other places. Some people feel that the word liberal is somehow an insult. Heck I am proud to be a liberal.
 
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