Oh, I have friends all over the political map. The only real intolerance I've ever encountered on LiveJournal was from the left.
Me, I'm a libertarian. That makes me diametrically opposed to collectivist 'People's Republic' lefties... but the extreme right wing is just as dark and dictatorial, and I soon run afoul of their iron tenets also. [I believe that both marijuana and abortion should be completely legal - that neither one is the government's business. Oh, the sound of slamming doors!]
For the single best description of my whereabouts, I recommend:
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Oh, I have friends all over the political map. The only real intolerance I've ever encountered on LiveJournal was from the left.
Me, I'm a libertarian. That makes me diametrically opposed to collectivist 'People's Republic' lefties... but the extreme right wing is just as dark and dictatorial, and I soon run afoul of their iron tenets also. [I believe that both marijuana and abortion should be completely legal - that neither one is the government's business. Oh, the sound of slamming doors!]
For the single best description of my whereabouts, I recommend:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/nodrogg/12626.html
and the link below that, 'Not Yours to Give.' Taxation and government programs are what kill nations, not what build them.
But my point was, I may have faults but I'm pleased to say 'orthodoxy-sniffing' has never been one of them.