Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
Originally Posted by AxelWolf View Post
How do you know if you're a liberal or conservative? Still haven't figured that out yet.

Here's how you can tell if you are racist or not...............
You are racist if....you are breathing.

Obviously there's different degrees of racism.
Originally Posted by tominnv View Post
Vast majority of people in the US who identify as "conservative" or "liberal" don't have ideologies that truly line up with what they claim. It is much more like 9-year-olds who identify with their favorite basketball team.

Most people who claim to be "conservative" support positions that lead increased government regulations, restrictions on free-markets, and decreased personal freedoms. But they believe in those things, because that is what their "team" believes in.

Most people who claim to be "liberal" support positions that go against social services, and promoting societal changes for a greater good. But they take those positions, because that is what their "team" believes in.

I get asked this question a lot. It's simpler than you think.

Liberal and conservative are not absolutes. They change over time.

However, it's not too difficult to figure out what you are:

- If you agree with most (but not necessarily all) positions taken by the Republican Party, you are conservative.

- If you agree with most (but not necessarily all) positions taken by the Democratic Party, you are liberal.

- If you find yourself about 50-50, you're a centrist.

- If you agree very little with both, then you're something else.


I run into so-called "conservatives" all the time who agree with about 0% of the current Republican platform, and spout talking points which mirror those coming from the Democrats. I tell these people they aren't conservative, and they get mad at me. I tell them that I'm not insulting them but they should simply be honest with themselves and look at each party's platform, and reevaluate what they claim to be.

tominnv is correct that there is always hypocrisy on both sides. That's because it's difficult to maintain ideological purity when it comes to personal decisions. However, that doesn't matter, because I'm not looking for purity. You can define yourself liberal or conservative with being 100% pure in ideology or actions.
I have taken a couple tests online, and iirc. they have me somewhere in the center. I just don't know how accurate those things are. There are not enough... I really don't give a fuck options available.