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How Far Do You Take Your Politics/Activism?

Do You Practice What You Preach?

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There are a lot of passionate political people on this forum. So I was wondering how far have you taken your politics in real life? Do you just like to yell at people on the internet? Do you actively get involved in your community and go to political rallies etc? Do you just vote and is that good enough for you? Or have you taken place in nationwide protests, marches etc? Have you held political office or attempted to run? Or do you like me just like following the news?

I'm not an activist so no judgement from me. Everyone has a right to get involved in politics as far as they want. If you don't that's fine. If you do that's fine. Don't bash other posters for not doing as much as you do please, but hypocrisy will be noted. ;)
 
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I avoid politics like the plague that it is...I cast my vote for God's kingdom 41 years ago...
 
I vote and I try to have civil conversations with others and read stuff to educate myself.

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Define your terms.

Do you mean at any time over the course of my lifetime?

Or just currently?

If the former, then yes I was very active throughout my early life, with a break of course for the time in military service.

Now? I am active in a minor way locally, but otherwise I leave the marching, screaming, and fighting in the streets to the younger radicals. ;)
 
I vote and argue with people on the internet. How is that not an option.
 
ModerateGOP said:
There are a lot of passionate political people on this forum. So I was wondering how far have you taken your politics in real life? Do you just like to yell at people on the internet? Do you actively get involved in your community and go to political rallies etc? Do you just vote and is that good enough for you? Or have you taken place in nationwide protests, marches etc? Have you held political office or attempted to run? Or do you like me just like following the news?

I'm not an activist so no judgement from me. Everyone has a right to get involved in politics as far as they want. If you don't that's fine. If you do that's fine. Don't bash other posters for not doing as much as you do please, but hypocrisy will be noted. ;)
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I've attended one rally. They make me nervous. Obviously for good reason.

I ran for office and was elected. Trustee for a little town.
 
Other.
I argue with people on the internet and try to live my life in accordance with my values.
Follow the news intermittently, a lot of it is just unimportant gossip and political tabloidism.
 
I'll engage in debates in real life from time to time, but honestly, it's rather pointless.

I helped my sister in law run for mayor, also completely pointless.
 
I live my beliefs everyday. One of which is that the political system is such a wreck and our collective is so sick that the solutions will not be found in politics, so I mostly avoided politics for nearly 20 years till Trump came along.
 
Well, most of my adult life I was in the military stationed overseas so no political rallies for me. Nowadays I own my own business so I am still hesitant to put my face out there over controversial topics. But I do fund causes I believe in. Let the young whipper snappers with nothing to lose get out there and I will bank roll them from the shadows. ;)
 
Elvira said:
I avoid politics like the plague that it is...I cast my vote for God's kingdom 41 years ago...
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With all due respect, if you are posting on this forum, you are not avoiding politics. I also cast my vote for God's kingdom. And I think I mentioned on one of your posts, that I do not look to Politics for answers. As a matter of fact, that's the last place I'd look.

I vote for the person who can best represent our country. It's especially important to me that they work with the world, and not against it, through diplomacy, and dialog. As far as I'm concerned, that's why we pay them.
 
Media_Truth said:
With all due respect, if you are posting on this forum, you are not avoiding politics. I also cast my vote for God's kingdom. And I think I mentioned on one of your posts, that I do not look to Politics for answers. As a matter of fact, that's the last place I'd look.

I vote for the person who can best represent our country. It's especially important to me that they work with the world, and not against it, through diplomacy, and dialog. As far as I'm concerned, that's why we pay them.
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Sure I am...it's easy to ignore the political section and even if a thread happens to turn political, I just back out, without bothering with it any further...there's lots of other sections here to read and post on besides politics...

As for voting, I prefer to remain neutral...there are man scriptures to support that thought pattern...
 
ModerateGOP said:
There are a lot of passionate political people on this forum. So I was wondering how far have you taken your politics in real life? Do you just like to yell at people on the internet? Do you actively get involved in your community and go to political rallies etc? Do you just vote and is that good enough for you? Or have you taken place in nationwide protests, marches etc? Have you held political office or attempted to run? Or do you like me just like following the news?

I'm not an activist so no judgement from me. Everyone has a right to get involved in politics as far as they want. If you don't that's fine. If you do that's fine. Don't bash other posters for not doing as much as you do please, but hypocrisy will be noted. ;)
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while in the military, voting was it. But when Ross Perot ran for the presidency I became really involved. Going to meetings, working on petitions, handing out Perot buttons and bumper stickers among other things. In 1996 I was a Perot elector. Had Ross won Georgia, I would have been one of those to cast an electoral vote for him.

But all of than came crashing down when Buchanan hijacked the Reform Party in 2000 and outside of political forums like this one, I am back to just voting. Like when I was in the military, nowadays I don't discuss politics outside of these political forums. I won't say I won't ever become political active like I was in the 1990's again. But it would have to be the right candidate and the right cause. I really don't like either major political party, so an upstart third party would have to emerge for me to do more than just vote.
 
ModerateGOP said:
There are a lot of passionate political people on this forum. So I was wondering how far have you taken your politics in real life? Do you just like to yell at people on the internet? Do you actively get involved in your community and go to political rallies etc? Do you just vote and is that good enough for you? Or have you taken place in nationwide protests, marches etc? Have you held political office or attempted to run? Or do you like me just like following the news?

I'm not an activist so no judgement from me. Everyone has a right to get involved in politics as far as they want. If you don't that's fine. If you do that's fine. Don't bash other posters for not doing as much as you do please, but hypocrisy will be noted. ;)
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I've gone to protests, rallies, and events, but never campaigned for anyone. Unfortunately I have yet to meet a politician I believe in that much.
 
I guess I should elaborate more. I tend to bump into politicians a lot. I've met my local township politicians here in NJ. All besides Chris Christie. Was a big part of county politics during the 2012 election. Met Christine Todd Whitman when she went to my school when I was younger. Bumped into Donald Trump on the way to a job interview. And drove by Obama/Christie rally in my hometown when I was en-route to a job site. So politicians tend to find me. I don't seek them out. I have not been as lucky post 2016. But I usually just follow the news.
 
I used to get paid to phone bank for the DNC, DCCC, ASPCA, ACLU, and WWF. It was kind of just a job to me, but, it was an energizing one.

This was back, before I really cared that much about politics.. so, about 10 years ago, I would say.

Now, I lobby my state legislators to get money out of politics. I call constituents of state legislators to urge them to put pressure on them to get money out of politics. And I phone banked for Bernie Sanders, as well.

I started out apathetic, sped up my interest and activism, put everything on the backburner while I got my life sorted out, and now, I've been becoming engaged again.
 
Elvira said:
Sure I am...it's easy to ignore the political section and even if a thread happens to turn political, I just back out, without bothering with it any further...there's lots of other sections here to read and post on besides politics...

As for voting, I prefer to remain neutral...there are man scriptures to support that thought pattern...
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Fair enough on point #1. I don't understand point #2. It seems the only way to remain neutral, in voting, is NOT to vote at all.
 
Perotista said:
while in the military, voting was it. But when Ross Perot ran for the presidency I became really involved. Going to meetings, working on petitions, handing out Perot buttons and bumper stickers among other things. In 1996 I was a Perot elector. Had Ross won Georgia, I would have been one of those to cast an electoral vote for him.

But all of than came crashing down when Buchanan hijacked the Reform Party in 2000 and outside of political forums like this one, I am back to just voting. Like when I was in the military, nowadays I don't discuss politics outside of these political forums. I won't say I won't ever become political active like I was in the 1990's again. But it would have to be the right candidate and the right cause. I really don't like either major political party, so an upstart third party would have to emerge for me to do more than just vote.
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The Trafalgar Group out of Georgia, the one that got the election in 47 states last year, currently has the GOP senate primary in Alabama with Moore at 35%, Strange with 23% and Brooks with 20%. Moore's ahead in large part due to running against McConnell. This will be a huge GOP primary tomorrow ;
 
ModerateGOP said:
I guess I should elaborate more. I tend to bump into politicians a lot. I've met my local township politicians here in NJ. All besides Chris Christie. Was a big part of county politics during the 2012 election. Met Christine Todd Whitman when she went to my school when I was younger. Bumped into Donald Trump on the way to a job interview. And drove by Obama/Christie rally in my hometown when I was en-route to a job site. So politicians tend to find me. I don't seek them out. I have not been as lucky post 2016. But I usually just follow the news.
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Currently working with my local GOP state representative on the opioid crisis; as well as the psychotropic interactions with alcohol and other drugs, PTSD Veterans are taking the same psychotropics as bipolar manic depression civilian patients;

He's a great guy; salt of the earth; too conservative on many issues but the best I can hope for in our house district; he listens, attends events for drug awareness; a bit older than I am;

Want to work with him on our public pension crisis, where I'm extremely conservative ;
 
Media_Truth said:
Fair enough on point #1. I don't understand point #2. It seems the only way to remain neutral, in voting, is NOT to vote at all.
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You would be correct nor do we serve in the military...I have spiritual brothers and sisters all over the world so in essence we would be taking up arms against one another...we choose to be peaceful with all men, as far as it is possible with us...
 
Perotista said:
while in the military, voting was it. But when Ross Perot ran for the presidency I became really involved. Going to meetings, working on petitions, handing out Perot buttons and bumper stickers among other things. In 1996 I was a Perot elector. Had Ross won Georgia, I would have been one of those to cast an electoral vote for him.

But all of than came crashing down when Buchanan hijacked the Reform Party in 2000 and outside of political forums like this one, I am back to just voting. Like when I was in the military, nowadays I don't discuss politics outside of these political forums. I won't say I won't ever become political active like I was in the 1990's again. But it would have to be the right candidate and the right cause. I really don't like either major political party, so an upstart third party would have to emerge for me to do more than just vote.
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DEM Rep. Krysten Sinema will reportedly challenge GOP Sen. Jeff Flake; just out on daily Kos ...
 
NIMBY said:
The Trafalgar Group out of Georgia, the one that got the election in 47 states last year, currently has the GOP senate primary in Alabama with Moore at 35%, Strange with 23% and Brooks with 20%. Moore's ahead in large part due to running against McConnell. This will be a huge GOP primary tomorrow ;
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Alabama is Alabama. Enough said. Trump's approval rating in Alabama is at 55% vs. 38% nationally. McConnell is in the same mode as Harry Reid. Good someone to run against in my opinion.
 
NIMBY said:
DEM Rep. Krysten Sinema will reportedly challenge GOP Sen. Jeff Flake; just out on daily Kos ...
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Flake is in for a tough race no matter whom is his opponent.
 
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