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OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)

16. I think a moderate libertarian

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #5)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 12:19 AM

Sep 2012

is one who is in it for the legal weed and doesn't even know about the loony shit.

I bet that guys thinks he's morally superior for not being beholden to either major party because "they are both the same thing mannnnn..."

Of course, he might just be a dumbass.

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Can somebody explain to me what are moderates and independents? [View all] CheapShotArtist Sep 2012 OP

there are very few moderate positions on a single issue banned from Kos Sep 2012 #1

I think these are people who haven't noticed > mr_hat Sep 2012 #2

You know, I think the real, honest answer to this... Spider Jerusalem Sep 2012 #3

These days a moderate is often daleanime Sep 2012 #4

You can't be more wrong. nt bluestate10 Sep 2012 #14

Well, it's said half in jest... daleanime Sep 2012 #18

I can help you out on that, I think. I'm a liberal Independent. Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #5

I think a moderate libertarian OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #16

I don't agree with one observation you made on Independents. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #17

Maybe. But I agree with Bill Maher on this... Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #24

There is no such thing as moderate. It's code leftstreet Sep 2012 #6

You are so very wrong on both moderates and independents. I'm an independent. Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #7

You couldn't be more wrong about independents. enlightenment Sep 2012 #9

You are wrong. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #19

They are mostly a mythical invention of DINO DLC politicians. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #8

Nothing to do with self-image, Odin, enlightenment Sep 2012 #10

I am a partisan democrat. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #20

Since a few liberasl independents have spoken up - I'll take the other tack. dmallind Sep 2012 #11

I mostly agree with you. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #21

There's no such thing as an independent. Everyone leans one way or the other. craigmatic Sep 2012 #12

I will take a shot. I am a Moderate-Progressive. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #13

Moderate politicians from my experience usually means pro big business or socially conservative or JRLeft Sep 2012 #15

I am Moderate. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #22

I am one nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #23