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Old 12-03-2004, 12:59 PM   #46 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Yakk
I know most of this doesn't matter. Many people seem to select a political party, then decide on their morality and political opinions based off the party. The party they support can do no wrong, because that would mean they are wrong.
Yakk, at least in here, many people aren't basing their political decisions off the party. In fact, as you've just likely realized, it's unlikely they even pay attention to the ideas of the people who have control over their party's platform.

When people like this ("Empire Builders and Their Blueprint for US Power") speak on C-SPAN or major network show, they don't bother to hide their position. I have no idea how people on this board either miss that and blame "lefties" for being off the hook or ignore them. But whatever the rationale, it becomes obvious fairly quickly that they aren't in sync with the movements behind their own party.
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