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 Aug 11 2006, 01:08 AM
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 Pokeball, GO!  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,832 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 433,009  |
"In politics, a moderate is an individual who holds an intermediate position between those generally classified as being left-wing, liberal, or socialist and those seen as right-wing, conservative, or capitalist. An alternate definition, and one widely held among swing voters, is that a moderate is one who has firm convictions on all issues, yet some convictions fall just to the left of the spectrum and some fall just to the right.
Political moderates usually seek conciliation between the views of various political parties, and often take positions partially derived from opposite views." -Wikipedia *ahem* Thanks, Wiki! Couldn't have said it better myself! If this sounds like you, then it's time to join! Feel free to make your own banners and avatars! Show your support! Members: - iRock cB - GREASEbaby - Spirited Away - Kathleen - happykmd - rawr SOCK |
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| *Libertie* |
Aug 11 2006, 01:15 AM
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YES OMG THANK YOU.
Obviously I'm not a member, but I'm so glad this is here. Oops, clearly I can't read. |
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Aug 11 2006, 01:19 AM
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Pokeball, GO! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,832 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 433,009 |
^
 You could join... you know we're cooler...  
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Aug 11 2006, 01:21 AM
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 What's my name? Janette. and ily. <3 Group: Member Posts: 2,139 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 391,911 |
Heehee I'm a moderate
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| *I Shot JFK* |
Aug 11 2006, 07:49 AM
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QUOTE(iRock cB @ Aug 11 2006, 7:19 AM)  ^ You could join... you know we're cooler... if you steal our members, i will be forced to Kill, Crush, Maim, and Destroy = ) |
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Aug 11 2006, 10:26 AM
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 Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
I suppose I belong here?
My loyalty to the left and right is very... random. |
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| *Kathleen* |
Aug 11 2006, 11:01 AM
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HEY - JAMES!
 I don't like your tone.  And uhh I'll join this one.
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Aug 11 2006, 11:02 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 721 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 447,101 |
Wow. You must find this to be 'amusing'. I find it to be boring but oh well.
Go Moderates! |
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Aug 11 2006, 12:13 PM
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 Kimberly Group: Member Posts: 1,961 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 121,599 |
Oh my. YES!
 Sign me up. |
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| *Libertie* |
Aug 11 2006, 01:39 PM
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LOL James.. Spam their topics!
Okay yeah, I'm just kidding, please don't do that.  But eh.. I fit in more with the left-minded, I won't be leaving the club I created.
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Aug 11 2006, 06:19 PM
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Pokeball, GO! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,832 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 433,009 |
QUOTE(I Shot JFK @ Aug 11 2006, 8:49 AM) if you steal our members, i will be forced to Kill, Crush, Maim, and Destroy = ) Please, don't waste your time. Use your effort twords your world domination. You'll have better luck there.  QUOTE(Libertie @ Aug 11 2006, 2:39 PM) LOL James.. Spam their topics! Okay yeah, I'm just kidding, please don't do that. But eh.. I fit in more with the left-minded, I won't be leaving the club I created. Hey, watch it Dani! I can do the same... :P j/k Hey Sandra, do you wanna join? I'd love to have you on here. :D |
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| *I Shot JFK* |
Aug 11 2006, 06:21 PM
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pssh! i could SO KCMD you!
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| *kryogenix* |
Aug 12 2006, 01:20 PM
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Ha, moderates. i.e., people who can't make up their mind
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| *Statues/Shadows* |
Aug 12 2006, 02:30 PM
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It's like political agnositicism.
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| *mipadi* |
Aug 13 2006, 10:28 AM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Aug 12 2006, 2:20 PM) Ha, moderates. i.e., people who can't make up their mind Being a moderate doesn't mean a person can't make up his mind on any issues; it just means that his decisions and opinions don't fall along a single political spectrum. One could say a moderate is better at making up his mind, because his thinking doesn't need to conform to the ideologies of a single political party or church. |
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Aug 13 2006, 10:34 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 721 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 447,101 |
QUOTE(Libertie @ Aug 11 2006, 8:39 PM) LOL James.. Spam their topics! Did anybody say SPAM? I'm up for it!! 
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Aug 13 2006, 10:34 AM
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QUOTE(Statues/Shadows @ Aug 12 2006, 3:30 PM) It's like political agnositicism. Smart girl. (Girl, woman, whatever...) |
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Aug 13 2006, 10:48 AM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
We made up our mind about not dividing our loyalties to any specific party and are forced to align ourselves with those who are more extreme than us.
Though it looks a position of "no position" to others, it is a position of those who are not ruled by the certitude (or should I say dogmatism) of the left and right, one that is never complacent. This is not to say that we support moderation in principle, but that our principles are not anchored to any party's predetermined policies. And, of course, what Michael said as well. |
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| *I Shot JFK* |
Aug 13 2006, 10:55 AM
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*appluads michael and fae for their defense/definition of moderate...ness? ism? moderation? moderacy?*
oh look. i got sidetracked.. |
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| *mipadi* |
Aug 13 2006, 01:04 PM
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QUOTE(Spirited Away @ Aug 13 2006, 11:48 AM) Though it looks a position of "no position" to others, it is a position of those who are not ruled by the certitude (or should I say dogmatism) of the left and right, one that is never complacent. More to the point, not taking a position on the political spectrum should not be confused with not taking a position on specific political issues. I think it's better to say "This is how I feel about this one, specific issue," rather than to argue, "This is my opinion on a vague political spectrum that has little to do with specific issues." |
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Aug 13 2006, 05:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,746 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 52,931 |
On the political Cartesian plane, moderates would belong somewhere around the origin. Screw the "spectrum"!
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Aug 22 2006, 03:55 PM
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OOH! OOH! ELAINE WANTS TO JOIN! :)
This one should be more interesting than the other ones 'cause we believe in different things. I'm mostly liberal. An environmentalist, but conservative on some issues. |
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| *kryogenix* |
Aug 22 2006, 04:43 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Aug 13 2006, 11:28 AM) Being a moderate doesn't mean a person can't make up his mind on any issues; it just means that his decisions and opinions don't fall along a single political spectrum. One could say a moderate is better at making up his mind, because his thinking doesn't need to conform to the ideologies of a single political party or church. I was just kidding, hence the ;-) |
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Aug 22 2006, 09:23 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
Well, I wanted to kill your ;-) anyway because my face was >=O after reading it. After all, someone might have taken you seriously.
Off-topic-ish here. If Michael wasn't younger than me, I would have proposed to him a while ago... |
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| *Statues/Shadows* |
Aug 22 2006, 09:42 PM
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But people take all sorts of stupid things seriously.
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