Do you honestly care about political labels like "conservative" or "Liberal" or "Independent" - and if you care then why do you care? Do lables like this influence your vote in any way?
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Nightwatchdog
ANSWERS: 9
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no
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not really. I was never really sure what I was. i think I am a little of all 3 depending on what the issue is so I just vote how I feel I need to vote.
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Terms like like "conservative" or "Liberal" or "Independent" are overused to the point that it has become almost like name calling the way that bloggers try to pigeonhole everyone after they show up on the political radar. These labels don't influence the way I vote. A so-called conservative can make an excellent watchdog, who is always on the lookout to protect the people from losing their constitutional rights. Likewise, a so-called liberal could have many constructive ideas on how to solve the country's economic woes. To make this brief, I would have to say that I always enjoy splitting the tickets when I go to vote on Election Day.
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I could not care less and stated political party does not influence how I vote. At this time these terms are used more to insult than anything else. They are also used to pigeonhole and help the whole "us vs them" thing along.
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No - they are just descriptive names which often mislead people to making false assumptions about people.
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Not remotely... Political labels mean absolutely nothing to me. Most people don't really know what group they would fit into, and further, most people don't even fit neatly into a group. And if AB is anything to go by, people don't even really have any idea of what a conservative or liberal perspective actually is. The amount of times I have seen this question "What is a liberal? What is a conservative?" and the answers have been not so much laughable as deeply worrying. This is why I asked my question relating to political labels earlier today - because I just don't comprehend how political labels can appear to mean so much to so many on AB.
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In the context of the American media's political discourse, these terms are all misused and virtually useless. In particular, the term "independent" is carefully crafted to describe Republicans who vote with the party but aren't members and perhaps disagree with the party in a small area or two. Those who broadly espouse anti-Republican Party ideas cannot, by the standards of the American media, be independent. However, in the context of political philosophy, "liberal" and "conservative" both have rich meanings and long histories.
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The labels give a clue as to the politics. They do influence my vote because I know anyone who aligns themselves with the Progressive-Conservative party or who considers themselves conservative in any way will not share my socio-political-economic view point. I never vote for someone just because of their label: they may belong to the New Democratic Party (generally positioned just left of centre), but I'll want to dig deeper into their politics before I vote for them.
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The labels? No. Their actions are what I go on... http://www.republicanoffenders.com/
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