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Started by Eddie Teach, March 13, 2014, 08:43:01 AM

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How do your politics compare with those of others in your extended family?

Considerably left of the family
7 (21.2%)
Considerably right of the family
3 (9.1%)
Definitely an outlier, but it doesn't fit well on a left/right spectrum
2 (6.1%)
Pretty close to most of the family ideologically
12 (36.4%)
My family varies too much to give a decent point of comparison
5 (15.2%)
We don't talk about such things
4 (12.1%)

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derspiess

#15
March 13, 2014, 09:51:30 AM
Quote from: Valmy on March 13, 2014, 09:45:06 AM
Well if you only hang out with Republicans chances are you will spend most of your time being critical of them.  If I do something stupid and go talk politics on NCAA football sites it does not take me long to get labeled as a far left hater of America and God, or on a computer game site where I quickly get labeled as a reactionary Nazi who gains strength from every injustice in the world.

I think it's more of a rebellion against dad thing in his case.  My uncle is a retired CIA guy who keeps the channel locked to Fox News all day long.  These days I don't think he spends a lot of time around Republicans.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Eddie Teach

#16
March 13, 2014, 09:52:41 AM
Quote from: Valmy on March 13, 2014, 09:45:06 AM
or on a computer game site where I quickly get labeled as a reactionary Nazi who gains strength from every injustice in the world.

Funny, you don't get labeled that here...
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Valmy

#17
March 13, 2014, 09:54:48 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 13, 2014, 09:52:41 AM
Quote from: Valmy on March 13, 2014, 09:45:06 AM
or on a computer game site where I quickly get labeled as a reactionary Nazi who gains strength from every injustice in the world.

Funny, you don't get labeled that here...

Well we also talk a lot of NCAA football here.  It all balances out.
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derspiess

#18
March 13, 2014, 10:32:45 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 13, 2014, 09:52:41 AM
Quote from: Valmy on March 13, 2014, 09:45:06 AM
or on a computer game site where I quickly get labeled as a reactionary Nazi who gains strength from every injustice in the world.

Funny, you don't get labeled that here...

Yeah, that's my role :contract:
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Eddie Teach

#19
March 13, 2014, 10:39:29 AM
But you probably don't get labeled a commie on the football boards. Or anywhere.
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Valmy

#20
March 13, 2014, 10:50:51 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 13, 2014, 10:39:29 AM
But you probably don't get labeled a commie on the football boards. Or anywhere.

Oh for godsake mr. literal.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Eddie Teach

#21
March 13, 2014, 11:09:23 AM
Thing is, most computer gaming sites you could probably be labeled a Nazi *and* a communist. Languish just has a long history of adversarial centrists beating down on everyone.  ;)
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MadImmortalMan

#22
March 13, 2014, 11:44:04 AM
I have one uncle who is a leftie and so are his kids' families. His son has worked some fairly high-profile jobs in Illinois politics and also Washington. That's my uncle, aunt, two of my cousins and me.

The entire rest of the family are all way to the right, and we're talking like 50-75 people. So I'm dramatically outnumbered.
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Admiral Yi

#23
March 13, 2014, 11:49:30 AM
You consider yourself a leftie?

I've always thought of you as the quintessential swing voter centrist.

MadImmortalMan

#24
March 13, 2014, 11:55:27 AM
Well, compared to my family I'm a commie.  :P
"Stability is destabilizing." --Hyman Minsky

"Complacency can be a self-denying prophecy."
"We have nothing to fear but lack of fear itself." --Larry Summers

Razgovory

#25
March 13, 2014, 12:00:28 PM
Quote from: derspiess on March 13, 2014, 09:51:30 AM
Quote from: Valmy on March 13, 2014, 09:45:06 AM
Well if you only hang out with Republicans chances are you will spend most of your time being critical of them.  If I do something stupid and go talk politics on NCAA football sites it does not take me long to get labeled as a far left hater of America and God, or on a computer game site where I quickly get labeled as a reactionary Nazi who gains strength from every injustice in the world.

I think it's more of a rebellion against dad thing in his case.  My uncle is a retired CIA guy who keeps the channel locked to Fox News all day long.  These days I don't think he spends a lot of time around Republicans.

If that's the modus operati for CIA guys, then it's no wonder our intelligence operations are always a step behind.
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The Brain

#26
March 13, 2014, 12:21:15 PM
My Führerprinzip doesn't allow deviant political views in my family.
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Maximus

#27
March 13, 2014, 12:22:17 PM
Outlier in that I'm allowed to have a political opinion. Most of my family would likely be considered right-wing if you took their beliefs, although extreme pacifism and condemnation of wealth don't really fit that.

derspiess

#28
March 13, 2014, 12:23:42 PM Last Edit: March 13, 2014, 12:26:53 PM by derspiess
Quote from: Razgovory on March 13, 2014, 12:00:28 PM
If that's the modus operati for CIA guys, then it's no wonder our intelligence operations are always a step behind.

Well if our intelligence operations were run by retired CIA guys, then yeah-- we'd be in trouble.

Anyway, he was a gadget guy, not a field agent or analyst.  We sometimes call him "Uncle Q".
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Valmy

#29
March 13, 2014, 12:52:37 PM
Quote from: derspiess on March 13, 2014, 12:23:42 PM
Anyway, he was a gadget guy, not a field agent or analyst.  We sometimes call him "Uncle Q".

:lol:

Man your family is cooler than mine :(
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."
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