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Originally Posted by Guest
This is an interesting and timely topic but it is not getting the necessary and thoughtful process it requires.
First and least important many people may be liberal on some issues conservative on others, etc.
Secondly defining someone's beliefs, is like defining beauty which is in the eye of the beholder
Third, mores and customs alter such terms. At one time a moderate was a traditionalist. Today a traditionalist is considered to be far right and a progressive is far left. Socialist and progressive are co-mingled
Fourth our demographics have radically changed, age, sex, nationality and have as a collective, altered our mores, traditions, beliefs.
Having said that I consider myself to be a moderate (traditionalist) believing in one's rights and freedoms of speech, religion,etc. I believe marriage should be defined as a union between one man and one woman . I believe I have the right to own a gun (s). I believe that the nuclear family is the unifying requirement for a nation. I believe that the 10 Commandments are excellent guidelines. I believe in the US Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence and while thee documents ought to be argued as to their intent and meaning they should not be altered. I believe in patriotism and America's exceptionalism.
Label me as you will but do not underestimate my love of country.
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Thank you for getting the thread back to civil discussion. There isn't anything that you said that doesn't apply to most Americans. The people on this board may label you, but will not attack for your beliefs. The moment that I open my mouth you saw the response. They will real this comment, and label me a crybaby.
The one thing that may be in dispute is marriage being between a man and a woman. I am from Mass. almost the birthplace on gay marriage. The Mass. State legislature stopped the initial petition to cancel gay marriage, because they knew Mass. citizens would have vote the law out. Then, gay marriage took off in other states. So, Mass. took a pat on the back for a job well done. I could care less about gay rights. When you feel you have the victim of injustice, and now things are starting to go your way, you are going to push real hard not to return to the old ways. I will cut them some slack.
I don't think that most people put conservatives/moderates in the far right category. These two categories certainly, and rightly so, don't consider themselves as RINOs. The Tea Party, or whatever they call themselves now are the far right. They are getting traction by making a lot of noise. Trump, and Cruz are feeding on this. I can't believe that if either of these two are elected how anything will change in Washington.