Are You in the New American Center?
POSTED BY: Geezer
UPDATED: Saturday, April 5, 2025 19:24
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Quote:Only when I scratch.
Originally posted by RahlMaclaren:
Maybe it means you're just to the right of Bleeding Heart? I don't know, what color was it? And does it itch?
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
I'm a Pickup Populist? WTF does that mean?
It means, according to this well-intentioned, scientific, and completely honest "research poll," that you flirt with too many women and that there were a lot that had tribal tattoos on their lower back.
*tsk*
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I end up in the middle.
I do not fear God, I fear the ignorance of man.
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Bleeding heart. There's nothing further left of me? That tells me that this test is pretty crude in how it puts people into categories.
It's not personal. It's just war.
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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
Yes, apart from attribution of this solely to right wing political maneuvering, as this stinks of specifically straight up neo-con/ neo-liberal manipulation, I agree.
This is some new manner of ugly along the same lines as the neo-groups previously trying to unify both segments - much like how various forms of fascism were so far right they fell off the spectrum and picked up some left wing stuff. Once again they're trying to create a "merger" of right and left and call it "moderate" and "center" and I think it's going to be about as successful as the other historical attempts.
Very slick try though. I'm especially appalled by how they worded the question about the constitution. One step closer for them convincing people to do away with the Bill of Rights completely. Which is what some of them have always wanted.
Well yeah, but I had to dumb it down for our resident rightwing fuckwits.
-F
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Originally posted by kpo:
Bleeding heart. There's nothing further left of me? That tells me that this test is pretty crude in how it puts people into categories.
It's not personal. It's just war.
Yup.
And it's manipulative. It puts the right in the centre, probably knowing many America's shock horror response to the term 'left winged' as the mediaof course attributes 'left wing' with stalin's death camps.
Its stupid.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
I'm a Pickup Populist? WTF does that mean?
Whom we're talking about: Ideological moderates whose views are dictated by economic self-interest and their worry that the economic system is becoming increasingly unfair.
Who they are: Predominantly white, low-income, living mostly in the South and Midwest in rural areas.
What they believe: A majority feels the government should do more to help meet the needs of people while offering various protections (such as guaranteeing equal pay). They also strongly support expanded domestic oil exploration and a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget.
Pet causes: Domestic oil exploration; requiring voters to show ID; covering contraception; balancing the budget; raising taxes on millionaires.
Their guy in '12: Obama, 56 percent
TV avatar: Phil from Duck Dynasty
"When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."
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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:Quote:
Originally posted by kpo:
Bleeding heart. There's nothing further left of me? That tells me that this test is pretty crude in how it puts people into categories.
It's not personal. It's just war.
Yup.
And it's manipulative. It puts the right in the centre, probably knowing many America's shock horror response to the term 'left winged' as the mediaof course attributes 'left wing' with stalin's death camps.
Its stupid.
So, is it that you think that Esquire and NBC News, neither of which are hotbeds of rightwing thought(as far as I'm aware), skewed the survey to make the Right look more centerist? If so - why?
Or do you think that most of the Rightwingers who took the survey purposefully answered the questions in a way that would inflate the centerist numbers? And again - why?
Maybe the survey just didn't deliver the answers you wanted?
"When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."
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Im very amused at how determined rappy is to avoid this thread.
And how determined grampa is to avoid anything that challenges his blanket statements.
"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:Quote:
Originally posted by kpo:
Bleeding heart. There's nothing further left of me? That tells me that this test is pretty crude in how it puts people into categories.
It's not personal. It's just war.
Yup.
And it's manipulative. It puts the right in the centre, probably knowing many America's shock horror response to the term 'left winged' as the mediaof course attributes 'left wing' with stalin's death camps.
Its stupid.
It seems to make an effort to insult you in how it labels you at the end. All the categories that I've heard beside 'centrist' are insulting. Like Chrisisall's 'Pickup Populist' (which I don't think describes him well at all).
But keep in mind that what's right-wing for the rest of the world IS centrist for America...
It's not personal. It's just war.
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