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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
i'd like to point out that just because you don't see yourself as either liberal or conservative doesn't mean that you are necessarily open minded. similarly, if you are a liberal or conservative... it doesn't preclude you from having an open mind.
personal speculative observation: people who describe themselves as neutral and open-minded tend to be liberal in policy.
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When most people refer to "liberal" they refer to left wing, at least, that's how I take it.
I'm not exactly LEFT wing because I do share some right wing ideals.
When I say I'm neither and that I am open minded, I'm saying I don't strictly adhere to one policy over the other. The right has certain issues that I agree upon where the left has issues I agree upon.
Also, I don't feel the need to bash someone else just for their affiliation with one side or the other. Liberals without open minds will continually bash conservatives JUST because they're conservatives and vice versa. If a conservative has a certain problem with liberal beliefs, I will listen with an open mind provided they aren't just blabbering off about "bad liberal" this and that without anything to backup what they are saying.
This whole "liberal media" junk is just a cliche term from pissed off conservatives who happen to (god forbid) read something they don't agree with. Then they go off on this tangent and complain NOT about the publication/media outlet that published the material in question, but the media as a whole, which, based on the examples I gave, I feel isn't even CLOSE to being liberal. I mean.. take a look at who runs your most popular media networks, who owns which magazines and weekly newsbrief mags, etc..
The trail often leads up to very very rich individuals who are not liberal.