| Love_Spell_6 |
11-02-2004 11:53 AM |
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Originally posted by cashmoney
This sentence leaped out at me. What exactly do you mean when you say "but then I grew up", and what exactly changed you? I'm only asking because you're insinuating that while you were young and dumb, so to say, you felt more connected to the democratic party but now you're older and more set in your ways so now you lean towards the conservative side. That in itself would imply that as people age they have a tendency to resent change as they get older and "grow up." I'm guessing that what you ment is that while you were younger social issues are what drove you to relating to the democratic party but as you got older economic issues are what ultimately changed you. Am I right?
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Thanks for asking this question. But you opened a can of worms ;)
When I was young and dumb, admittedly I kinda went with the flow and did what was expected of me. If you're black, you're Democrat and to even think otherwise means you're a sellout. I never went issue-by-issue to see if I really believed in the ideals of the party, I just voted that way because thats what was expected of me...and further, to agree with a Republican in the black community is like officially having your allegiance to your race questioned...as has been demonstrated Over and Over again on GC. I really didn't do the research. I felt like the world owed me something and that the government should be there to bail you out whenever you fall on hard times. I believed that one persons morals didnt affect the whole, and was no one's business. I was a typical liberal...
You made the comment that my getting older and changing my views had something to do with me being set in my ways and/or resistant to change, and thats not true. I looked at the issues and realized where I stood...once I learned a little more about life and the course I wanted my own to take. Most of what I believe lines up with the Republican party. The reason I say I grew up..is because it takes a strong person to follow through on what you believe even if it means being ridiculed and/or being an outcast. I am always surprised at how many black folks I talk to that believe the same way I do..but say "but I can't vote for no Racist Republican." That premise is so deeply ingrained in my community. I am a firm believer of if you work hard in the USA, you will reap the benefits...and there's nothing liberal about that...IMO ;) |
