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**Symnunidanimb** · 05-21-2008, 09:27 PM

You only need look at Poly. Many posters who were dyed in the wool conservatives 5 years ago have now moved left towards the right wing of the democrats (Imran is the obvious example - Ted also went from being a Republican to being a radical leftist). The only tories left here tend to be the fanatics and elderly people like Ming and rah, who can be excused on grounds of advancing senility.

That's hardly proof of anything...

Lots of people radically shift their political views - in fact, it's more common than not in my experience. My dad, for example, has been in the last 15 years a Reagan conservative, a near-socialist, and now a W. conservative ...

I think in general American politics has moved right, not left, in the last 30 years. The democrats are now winning elections - but it's because they're moving right, and a short-term popular annoyance at the Republicans, not because of a left movement. Look at the folks that are winning these 'shocking victories' in congressional special elections - they're largely conservatives who happen to put the word 'democrat' in front of their name so they can win.

05-21-2008, 09:27 PM	#11
Symnunidanimb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 389 Senior Member	You only need look at Poly. Many posters who were dyed in the wool conservatives 5 years ago have now moved left towards the right wing of the democrats (Imran is the obvious example - Ted also went from being a Republican to being a radical leftist). The only tories left here tend to be the fanatics and elderly people like Ming and rah, who can be excused on grounds of advancing senility. That's hardly proof of anything... Lots of people radically shift their political views - in fact, it's more common than not in my experience. My dad, for example, has been in the last 15 years a Reagan conservative, a near-socialist, and now a W. conservative ... I think in general American politics has moved right, not left, in the last 30 years. The democrats are now winning elections - but it's because they're moving right, and a short-term popular annoyance at the Republicans, not because of a left movement. Look at the folks that are winning these 'shocking victories' in congressional special elections - they're largely conservatives who happen to put the word 'democrat' in front of their name so they can win.
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