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Old 04-29-2022, 10:22 AM   #235
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... Let me further sharpen that up. If you put a gun to my head and asked what the political leaning of a person was, and, I could ask three questions, I'd feel pretty safe about surviving. Ask them how they feel about gay marriage, Donald Trump, and COVId vaccines. Is it fool proof? No but nothing really is.
These three questions are as far from a good test as you can possibly get. Most people leaning to the extremities of the political spectrum (both, left and right) support strong-hand dictatorships, are disgusted by LGBT rights and distrust their government's lead on vaccinations mandate.

Defining political leaning has more to do with attitude towards allowable vs. mandated Governmental involvement into people's lives and towards fiscal policy. Centrists want to balance responsible fiscal policy with responsible social support systems. Those left of center put more emphasis on the latter (thus, increasing Governmental involvement); right of center put more emphasis on the former (thus, reducing such involvement). Religious and ideological zealots are never near the center; they are always at the extremities of the spectrum.
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