re: "If you're not a liberal at 20, you have no heart"

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Were any of you also apparently heartless at 20? I can honestly say leftist bullshite has never appealed to me at all.

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I was eating acid and listening to the Dead. I didn’t have time to vote or talk politics.

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What political test scores you going off of?

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...test scores?

My first presidential election I was eligible for I voted for Ronnie.

"Heartless" is a ruse continually thrown out there by the left. Any it is used by them all at any age. Fortunately I was raised in a common sense household that saw past the lib BS many moons ago.

I’ve been conservative my whole life. Registered Republican and for the draft when I turned 18.

I used to understand liberals and respected their views. Now they are all wack jobs.

Born heartless and will die heartless

The problem is, your "heart" isnt very reliable when youre 20 and much of our passion misplaced.

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"If you're not a liberal at 20, you have no heart"

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The word " liberal" had a completely different meaning when that statement was made. Today, if you are a liberal at any age you are a dumbazz.

My 1st ever vote was in 2000 for W, I've always been right wing, never will change.

Yeah, I actually feel I have not changed much. Never a big fan of illicit substances, but back then I was passionate about drug legalization/decriminalization. As a matter of personal freedom. But even then, I realized it was an impractical utopia. But I felt some legal penalties were overly harsh and I don't think I was wrong.

I was "officially" opposed to the death penalty back then. But even then, it was not an important issue to me. Still not convinced it is much of a deterrent (insert cliche "it deters those who get executed!" comment) but I don't care about the issue. And I DEFINITELY did not care about this one back in the day when I voted.

I never blindly screeched "war solves nothing".

I was slightly more receptive to liberal narratives about racism, but not much. Vividly recall age of 18, my (still) best bud marveling "but actually, it's white people who commit far more crime!". "maybe in raw numbers" I thought. But it was obvious to me that the black population outperformed us pale folk.

My opinions on taxation and economics have not changed. I am NO expert, just saying I never bought into the "they should pay their fair share!" horseshite.

Perhaps the only thing that has changed a TINY bit for me is abortion. I still don't want government involved, am very "pro choice". But even at 18, I could understand why somebody might be against it. I thought being "pro life" was absurd, but I could respectfully disagree. Now? I am STILL "pro choice". But, let's say I have *more* respect for why people may be opposed.

And if we talk voting, my first vote in 1996 was Libertarian. Pretty useless, I soon learned. But that's where my heart was.

Apologies for the rambling!