Have you ever been the lone Democrat (or Republican)?

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-08 05:42pm

I have this group of friends that I play poker with every Saturday night. We are all pretty good friends, but I am the only liberal out of the group (the rest being conservatives). They will say some pretty stupid things, in my opinion, and all of the them agree with each other. I am not one to just go with the flow, so occasionally I'll voice my opinion.

It's really funny, they are all pro attack on Iraq (except me), but I am the only one out of the group serving in the military. They are all for tougher law enforcement, the three strikes law and harsh prison terms, but all of them smoke pot. They listen to rap, but they are racist as hell against black people. If I didn't know better, I would say they're dumb ass rednecks.

Anyone have any experiences being the only Democrat, or Republican, out of a group of friends?

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-03-08 05:57pm

Yeah. I'm the only leftwinger among my group of friends. One of them thinks we should nuke all the "ay-rabs" and is your typical RW xtian. Another is a fundie that claims that trees were sandblasted to look like they were many thousands of years old. Another one is big on the personal responsibility stuff but does nothing but wrestle and gets himself into trouble.

My dad and I are one of the few leftwingers in the city we live in. Wright Patterson is close by, so we have a lot of military people. Our city also has many redneck/richie/fundie hybrids

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2003-03-08 06:00pm

Luckily, only one of my friends in this group is a Christian, and he keeps his mouth shut. Oh, he SAYS he is a Christian, but he gets stoned and drunk weekly, and he has an addiction to porn.

He realizes, however, that I have a degree in biology so he never opens his mouth about evolution or creationism.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-03-08 06:08pm

I am the only liberal in my group of friends. Most of them are jack catholics(confirmed but dont belive a word, hell one of them teaches evolution in the confirmation class he is teaching

)

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-03-08 06:10pm

Not the only...but my group consists of many not care or screaming changers with a couple conservative...one hard liner...and liberals.

And yet we discuss none of this poker night, except lamenting our jobs and their wives.

Crazy_Vasey · Post by **Crazy_Vasey** » 2003-03-08 06:12pm

Most of the people I know at Uni are so liberal it must hurt which really isn't surprising but arguing with them is like arguing with a brick wall.

The Silence and I · Post by **The Silence and I** » 2003-03-08 06:40pm

I and my family (immediate, anyway) are the only conservatives I know in the whole of New York state... Seriously. All my friends are either liberal to the point where we agree on just about nothing politically, or are undecided/don't care. All my friends parents are painfully liberal, and my school reeks of it. It can be hard.

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2003-03-08 06:43pm

Most of my good friends are neo-cons. I would call myself middle of the spectrum.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2003-03-08 07:09pm

Yes I am the lone Beanist at most places I go

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-03-08 07:23pm

Crazy_Vasey wrote:Most of the people I know at Uni are so liberal it must hurt which really isn't surprising but arguing with them is like arguing with a brick wall.

I have to say it again -

I'm a leftist, but it always disappoints me that most of the people at this end of the political spectrum are morons.

But then again, most the ones that are on the other end are morons too.

All humans are morons!

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-03-08 07:26pm

most of my friends are as liberal as me or more liberal.
í´ve got one bulgarian friend who is liberal in most sectors but then on the other hand he despises gipsies so outragously...

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-03-08 07:46pm

I'm the only male in the group I hang out with with that doesn't have the maturity and intellectual abilities of a 10 year-old. Does that count?

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2003-03-08 08:02pm

Most of my friends are liberal aon lots of things but are also pretty hard stoned Christians.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2003-03-08 08:25pm

Most people I know are conservative or completely apathetic. Most are fundies.

SyntaxVorlon · Post by **SyntaxVorlon** » 2003-03-08 08:58pm

It feels that way here sometimes. The only rabid fiver in the room.
Ahhh.

Well I do have that problem sometimes, I live in a community with a healthy jewish, lutheran, and methodist, with a few catholics, population...In ohio. Not to mention the fact that it is moderately wealthy.
Thus it is moderate conservative verging on nut case. Thankfully I'm going to a nice liberal arts uni next year.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-03-08 09:10pm

All the fucking time

PrinceofLowLight · Post by **PrinceofLowLight** » 2003-03-08 09:16pm

Beintg a softcore libertarian means I've usually got plenty to disagree with no matter who the current company is.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-03-08 09:24pm

PrinceofLowLight wrote:Beintg a softcore libertarian means I've usually got plenty to disagree with no matter who the current company is.

But on the plus side you get to have that oh so cozy feeling that all the world is nuts but you.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-03-08 11:39pm

Try being an athiest libertarian at a Catholic university. The longhairs are all the liberation theology/Catholic Marxism types, and the conservatives are all old-school pre-Vatican II Catholics (never mind most of them were born after 1980). It's possible to get into an argument where I'm fending off idiots from the left and the right simultaneously.

Post by **Coyote** » 2003-03-08 11:43pm

I've found that the truly educated (and self-aware) people are the ones that sample a bit from the left and right. In some arenas I am very much to the right but in others I am wholly to the left. Crossing the spectrum so much makes it hard to pin me down, really...

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-03-09 12:12am

I'm all over the spectrum. An thts why I'm also independent.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-03-09 11:56pm

RedImperator wrote:Try being an athiest libertarian at a Catholic university. The longhairs are all the liberation theology/Catholic Marxism types, and the conservatives are all old-school pre-Vatican II Catholics (never mind most of them were born after 1980). It's possible to get into an argument where I'm fending off idiots from the left and the right simultaneously.

Try being a Methodist libertarian religion major at a school where Catholics and Southern Baptists are the majority of the religious, with 10 Greek organizations that make up ~40% of the campus. I usually have to fend off the radical left (we've been accused of being racist because we don't have quotas in place

) and the conservatives (SB fundies) at the same time. Luckily being around y'all for so long has pretty much made me immune to mere words

.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-03-09 11:59pm

I was the person who wasn't a statist raving loony in my high school AP Gov't class. I usually kept quiet.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-03-10 02:40am

Among my co-workers than I like to hang out with, most are Republicans. Some are so partisian they cant recognize it, but for the most part we get along fine even though Im a moderate Democrat.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-03-10 02:48am

The Dark wrote:Luckily being around y'all for so long has pretty much made me immune to mere words .

Much as people can become immune to cobra venom through low-level exposure, SD.Net helps you build up an immunity to general flaming and foul language. It's a public service