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When people choose "undisclosed" as their political lean....why? Do they just not know? They don't want to be stereotyped by it?
When people choose "undisclosed" as their political lean....why? Do they just not know? They don't want to be stereotyped by it?
The reason is that it doesn't matter what your political lean is here. People will call you when they think you are, regardless of what you call yourself. If you are left of them, they will call you a liberal or leftist, even if you describe yourself as moderate; if you are right of them, they will call you a right winger or conservative, even if you describe yourself as centrist.
This site has a lot of political hackery on it and the leans are just part of the mudslinging contests.
I also chose to have no lean since I find myself agreeing and disagreeing with people all over the map, all the time. I'd rather just let my views take me where they will, instead of trying to conform to a label.
In my case, I chose nothing. I didn't actually choose "undisclosed." That came up by itself. I assume that's the same for others.
I chose nothing because "Heinleinian" wasn't a choice.
When people choose "undisclosed" as their political lean....why? Do they just not know? They don't want to be stereotyped by it?
But, do you have a foundation at all?
From what I have observed, nearly all the "Undisclosed" people are liberals that are too embarrassed to admit it. If I were of the progressive persuasion, I probably wouldn't admit it either.
As in, Konrad Henlein?
I don't even know anymore, to be honest. Every year I think I know and then the next year I change my mind. I just fly by the seat of my pants these days.
I would just call myself independent at this point.
When people choose "undisclosed" as their political lean....why? Do they just not know? They don't want to be stereotyped by it?
When people choose "undisclosed" as their political lean....why? Do they just not know? They don't want to be stereotyped by it?
In my case, I chose nothing. I didn't actually choose "undisclosed." That came up by itself. I assume that's the same for others.
I chose nothing because "Heinleinian" wasn't a choice.
I think I can grok what you are saying.
But, do you have a foundation at all?
You grok it or you don't. There's no "I think I can."
When people choose "undisclosed" as their political lean....why? Do they just not know? They don't want to be stereotyped by it?
I didn't choose a lean because I believe the way the political ideology of Islamism is affecting our perceptions is resulting in almost a paradigm shift in the meaning of the terms. If a person is an actual liberal, they would denounce Islamism strenuously because in every way possible it is the most benightedly illiberal political philosophy on the planet, yet far too many who describe themselves as "liberal" these days are little more than useful idiots voicing opinions little different from the Arab street, defending anything associated with Islam and harboring the same hatreds for western society and Jews as the Islamists.
I decided to leave my lean blank accordingly.
Wow.
{Blink blink.}
Dude. :mrgreen:
From what I have observed, nearly all the "Undisclosed" people are liberals that are too embarrassed to admit it. If I were of the progressive persuasion, I probably wouldn't admit it either.