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What was your #WalkAway moment?
Posted on 8/30/20 at 8:58 pm
Posted on 8/30/20 at 8:58 pm
Anybody here used to be a true Democrat or liberal? Anyone have a moment that shifted your politics? Mine is courtesy of CNN.
Kentucky used to be a solid Democrat state. Dems controlled the state House for 96 years until 2016. Alben Barkley, former Vice President for Harry Truman, is from my area. We voted for Bill Clinton twice. I voted Al Gore in 2000. I was pretty liberal in my views. I didn’t like George Bush. Thought he was a fricking idiot. I actually voted in the Dem primary in 2008 for Hillary
In ‘08 at the RNC, this dickhead at CNN found three black, conservative men as to why they were voting for McCain. These guys gave a well articulated argument as to why it’s about policy, not skin color. This CNN guy basically shamed them for not voting for Obama and tried to portray them as sellouts or Uncle Tom’s. I watched that and thought, “they can vote for whomever they want. It shouldn’t be about race.” Then I noticed how a lot of people were just gonna vote for him cause he was black. It didn’t make sense and I realized I was on the wrong team.
I’m not a fan of the GOP still, but I am a hardcore Trump supporter and a big Rand Paul guy. Just thought it would be a good topic cover. I’m pretty conservative on most issues and after the RNC this past week, I’m 100% pro life now thanks to Abby Johnson.
Kentucky used to be a solid Democrat state. Dems controlled the state House for 96 years until 2016. Alben Barkley, former Vice President for Harry Truman, is from my area. We voted for Bill Clinton twice. I voted Al Gore in 2000. I was pretty liberal in my views. I didn’t like George Bush. Thought he was a fricking idiot. I actually voted in the Dem primary in 2008 for Hillary
In ‘08 at the RNC, this dickhead at CNN found three black, conservative men as to why they were voting for McCain. These guys gave a well articulated argument as to why it’s about policy, not skin color. This CNN guy basically shamed them for not voting for Obama and tried to portray them as sellouts or Uncle Tom’s. I watched that and thought, “they can vote for whomever they want. It shouldn’t be about race.” Then I noticed how a lot of people were just gonna vote for him cause he was black. It didn’t make sense and I realized I was on the wrong team.
I’m not a fan of the GOP still, but I am a hardcore Trump supporter and a big Rand Paul guy. Just thought it would be a good topic cover. I’m pretty conservative on most issues and after the RNC this past week, I’m 100% pro life now thanks to Abby Johnson.
This post was edited on 8/30/20 at 11:30 pm
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Posted on 8/30/20 at 9:30 pm to Pisco
Never been a democrap. I remember being pissed in1982 because I went with my dad to vote in the gubernatorial primaries in Alabama and he told the lady “Democrat. I didn’t realize then the ole yellow dog democrat way of life in south for statewide and local elections.
I was a child of Reagan and never thought otherwise
I was a child of Reagan and never thought otherwise
Posted on 8/30/20 at 9:41 pm to Pisco
After college, I got a real job and started paying real taxes. I started caring about adult things.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 10:38 pm to Pisco
I'm a 50 year old white male. I voted for JESSE JACKSON in the dim primary for prez in 1988, and dickcaucus in the general. I had a mall job back then,(HIGHLY recommended for a hs or college male. As anyone knows, the place is CRAWLING with young women, and I was lucky to be young before the metoo movement) and had an old man come around daily to fill my head full of mush "Reagan's a crook!!!", etc.
Then real life set in around the mid-90s, and I realized that liberalism is a mental disease, and the only way that makes sense is conservatism. Peace, love, etc.. will rule in heaven. But with humans being sinful, conservatism is all that makes sense on earth.
Then real life set in around the mid-90s, and I realized that liberalism is a mental disease, and the only way that makes sense is conservatism. Peace, love, etc.. will rule in heaven. But with humans being sinful, conservatism is all that makes sense on earth.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 10:41 pm to tigahlovah
Grew up with Alex P. Keaton.
Also grew up in South La. Seemed like everyone voted Dem and all of them were poor.
I did not want to be poor.
Also grew up in South La. Seemed like everyone voted Dem and all of them were poor.
I did not want to be poor.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 10:44 pm to Pisco
A seminal moment in my political development was the Clarence Thomas hearings.
I watched them as a young teenager and was utterly disgusted by the political smear play of the Democrats. They engaged in heinous character assassination of a man simply because he was a black conservative and it was in their political interest to do so.
I knew then and there that I could never support the Democrat Party.
I watched them as a young teenager and was utterly disgusted by the political smear play of the Democrats. They engaged in heinous character assassination of a man simply because he was a black conservative and it was in their political interest to do so.
I knew then and there that I could never support the Democrat Party.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 11:17 pm to Pisco
When you are speaking you use the word - quote - to describe the actual quotation mark or the emphasis you’re placing on the word.
When you are writing, you write the quotation marks or italicize it.
Don’t write the word quote. It makes no sense to the reader.
When you are writing, you write the quotation marks or italicize it.
Don’t write the word quote. It makes no sense to the reader.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 11:20 pm to Pisco
I used to be a borderline socialist into my late 20's. Voted for Clinton twice, then for Nader in '00.
Then, I read Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell. I was disgusted w/ myself for my beliefs prior to reading that book.
Then, I read Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell. I was disgusted w/ myself for my beliefs prior to reading that book.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 11:22 pm to LuckyTiger
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A seminal moment in my political development was the Clarence Thomas hearings.
Exact same thing that made Andrew Breitbart (RIP) wake up.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 11:23 pm to Pisco
I think I was always a conservative. I remember becoming a big fan of William F. Buckley and subscribing to National Review when I was 16.
Going to Catholic school K-12 probably had a lot to do with it.
Liberalism never made sense to me.
Going to Catholic school K-12 probably had a lot to do with it.
Liberalism never made sense to me.
This post was edited on 8/30/20 at 11:28 pm
Posted on 8/30/20 at 11:25 pm to Pisco
Raised by Christians and taught the truth of the scriptures. The Democrat party never appealed to me as it went against what I valued.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 11:26 pm to tigahlovah
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liberalism is a {*mental*} disease
Welcome, friend.
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Posted on 8/30/20 at 11:31 pm to Pisco
When I first went to UA, my introductory classes were pretty non-politically charged, from what I recall (I might have also just been concerned about being hazed and chasing pussy). Dropped out, traveled and worked around the country for a while, and enrolled at App State.
Ho. Lee. shite. You talk about a bunch of communist bullshite. I was the only identifying lIbErTaRiAn in class, and I constantly argued with classmates and the professors - especially the sustainable development courses, which were explicitly about enacting the UN Agenda 21.
I was never in danger of voting Democrat or being leftist, but that experience was a big eye-opener that the "thinkers" of the left are nothing but a bunch of deranged Bolshevik kooks.
Ho. Lee. shite. You talk about a bunch of communist bullshite. I was the only identifying lIbErTaRiAn in class, and I constantly argued with classmates and the professors - especially the sustainable development courses, which were explicitly about enacting the UN Agenda 21.
I was never in danger of voting Democrat or being leftist, but that experience was a big eye-opener that the "thinkers" of the left are nothing but a bunch of deranged Bolshevik kooks.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 11:31 pm to stuntman
Emotionally: When Seattle did that whole chaz thing. That was pretty scary to see a government bow down to anarchy and leave its. Tax paying citizens on their own
Analytically: When that nba player put on a bullet proof vest and basically said black a are being hunted down in the streets, I’ve had enough. All it takes is to google and research that there is literally no facts base that off of
When comparing killings by whites to blacks and blacks to whites. It’s literally safer to be black than white. Whites are killed at double the rate by black peolple. Which is utterly ridiculous when blacks make up 13% of the population.
Analytically: When that nba player put on a bullet proof vest and basically said black a are being hunted down in the streets, I’ve had enough. All it takes is to google and research that there is literally no facts base that off of
When comparing killings by whites to blacks and blacks to whites. It’s literally safer to be black than white. Whites are killed at double the rate by black peolple. Which is utterly ridiculous when blacks make up 13% of the population.
Posted on 8/30/20 at 11:36 pm to stuntman
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Posted on 8/30/20 at 11:50 pm to Pisco
I was a registered Democrat, but I did vote for Reagan. Not a fan of either Bush, but I also recognized Clinton as a fraud and pos. By the time Obama ran, I had fully abandoned the Demo Party, became an Independent, that leaned conservative, but voted Libertarian as I hated McCain. Reluctantly voted for Swamp creature Romney, but let's face it- the Democrat Party as it once was, is totally gone- today they are full blown Socialist/Communist!
Posted on 8/31/20 at 12:03 am to Pisco
Honestly I’m not sure, but if I had to say probably when he started using his sway and political capital not to push for massive spending cuts but rather massive tax cuts. In 2016 I voted to drain the swamp and shrink DC. Unfortunately little of that was done and the swamp still seems incredibly swampy.
Spending needs to be the top priority and massive cuts are in order. Unfortunately what did we do? Simply stop paying for what we kept on spendIng. We got tax cuts but without massive spending cuts all that means is it goes on the credit card and my kids pay for it. When it became clear that was the priority then it probably became my #walkaway moment.
Spending needs to be the top priority and massive cuts are in order. Unfortunately what did we do? Simply stop paying for what we kept on spendIng. We got tax cuts but without massive spending cuts all that means is it goes on the credit card and my kids pay for it. When it became clear that was the priority then it probably became my #walkaway moment.
Posted on 8/31/20 at 12:10 am to Pisco
quote:
What was your #WalkAway moment?
I haven't walked.
They walked away from me.
This post was edited on 8/31/20 at 12:22 am
Posted on 8/31/20 at 12:17 am to DavidTheGnome
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Spending needs to be the top priority and massive cuts are in order.
You're not wrong, but anyone who makes a serious attempt at cutting the DoD budget and reorganizing non-discretionary expenditures (which are far and away our largest sources of spending) will get their brains blown out in a hot second.
This post was edited on 8/31/20 at 12:17 am
Posted on 8/31/20 at 12:17 am to MeatPants
So your walk away moment was pretty recent.
I was a staunch Democrat. Voted for Gore, Kerry, Obama in 2008. I had a subscription to Air America Radio!
I didn’t have a single walk away moment. It was a gradual thing that started circa 2013 and was complete sometime around 2015. The Dems just kept getting goofier and more fixated on LGBTQIRJKLEQ stuff and racial stuff (which was always anti white).
I still don’t love establishment GOP. I will vote for Trump but after him I may go third party. But I will NEVER vote for the communist racist trash Democrat party again.
I was a staunch Democrat. Voted for Gore, Kerry, Obama in 2008. I had a subscription to Air America Radio!
I didn’t have a single walk away moment. It was a gradual thing that started circa 2013 and was complete sometime around 2015. The Dems just kept getting goofier and more fixated on LGBTQIRJKLEQ stuff and racial stuff (which was always anti white).
I still don’t love establishment GOP. I will vote for Trump but after him I may go third party. But I will NEVER vote for the communist racist trash Democrat party again.
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