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09 Jan 2012, 1:06 am

It's weird, but the people who seem to like me are usually on the conservative side. I say weird, because I'm a democrat.

What do you think?



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09 Jan 2012, 1:29 am

Well, people with Asperger's syndrome often tend to be formal/polite, obsessive, unemotional, routine oriented, technical/analytical, etc. These traits go well with many conservatives. Engineers, for example, tend to be conservative.



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09 Jan 2012, 1:30 am

Liberals don't believe that you are a liberal.



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09 Jan 2012, 1:37 am

I guess you're a moderate liberal.


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09 Jan 2012, 1:47 am

When I am around liberals I have to lie if I want to fit in.



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09 Jan 2012, 1:50 am

CaptainTrips222 wrote:
It's weird, but the people who seem to like me are usually on the conservative side. I say weird, because I'm a democrat.

What do you think?


Maybe they don't like you because you're a self-liking liberal amongst self-hating liberals.


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09 Jan 2012, 1:53 am

androbot2084 wrote:
Liberals don't believe that you are a liberal.


Or it could be because socialists/social democrats (the real meaning of the term "liberal" in the U.S.) don't like liberals.



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09 Jan 2012, 1:54 am

CaptainTrips222 wrote:
What do you think?


Are you inclined towards classical liberalism? That might have something to do with it.



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09 Jan 2012, 2:38 am

Tequila wrote:
CaptainTrips222 wrote:
What do you think?


Are you inclined towards classical liberalism? That might have something to do with it.


That is right. The modern liberal is really a Statist. A person who believes the government is the major or most important factor in society. Liberals are at root authoritarian. That want an all powerful State with which they can do Good.

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09 Jan 2012, 12:39 pm

ruveyn wrote:
Tequila wrote:
CaptainTrips222 wrote:
What do you think?


Are you inclined towards classical liberalism? That might have something to do with it.


That is right. The modern liberal is really a Statist. A person who believes the government is the major or most important factor in society. Liberals are at root authoritarian. That want an all powerful State with which they can do Good.

ruveyn


These are very intelligent guesses, but I'm not sure if that's the cause. I tend to keep my political leanings to myself. They still just seem to automatically dislike me.



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09 Jan 2012, 12:50 pm

CaptainTrips222 wrote:

These are very intelligent guesses, but I'm not sure if that's the cause. I tend to keep my political leanings to myself. They still just seem to automatically dislike me.


O.K. Do you bathe sufficiently often? Do you brush your teeth? To you avoid busting wind in the middle of a conversation? Are your manners good? Are you just being overly sensitive?

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09 Jan 2012, 12:55 pm

ruveyn wrote:
CaptainTrips222 wrote:

These are very intelligent guesses, but I'm not sure if that's the cause. I tend to keep my political leanings to myself. They still just seem to automatically dislike me.


O.K. Do you bathe sufficiently often? Do you brush your teeth? To you avoid busting wind in the middle of a conversation? Are your manners good? Are you just being overly sensitive?

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Give me some ******* credit. I think I know what I'm seeing.



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09 Jan 2012, 1:16 pm

CaptainTrips222 wrote:
Give me some ******* credit. I think I know what I'm seeing.

Can you give some details on your behavior, dress, and demeanor? Who are these liberals who seem to dislike you? Do conservatives or libertarians seem to like you better? Socialists? Anarchists?



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09 Jan 2012, 1:37 pm

NeantHumain wrote:
Well, people with Asperger's syndrome often tend to be formal/polite, obsessive, unemotional, routine oriented, technical/analytical, etc. These traits go well with many conservatives. Engineers, for example, tend to be conservative.


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09 Jan 2012, 1:38 pm

CaptainTrips222 wrote:
ruveyn wrote:
Tequila wrote:
CaptainTrips222 wrote:
What do you think?


Are you inclined towards classical liberalism? That might have something to do with it.


That is right. The modern liberal is really a Statist. A person who believes the government is the major or most important factor in society. Liberals are at root authoritarian. That want an all powerful State with which they can do Good.

ruveyn


These are very intelligent guesses, but I'm not sure if that's the cause. I tend to keep my political leanings to myself. They still just seem to automatically dislike me.


maybe you are projecting?
or crave their approval and are sensitive when it is not received.


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09 Jan 2012, 5:39 pm

JakobVirgil wrote:
CaptainTrips222 wrote:
ruveyn wrote:
Tequila wrote:
CaptainTrips222 wrote:
What do you think?


Are you inclined towards classical liberalism? That might have something to do with it.


That is right. The modern liberal is really a Statist. A person who believes the government is the major or most important factor in society. Liberals are at root authoritarian. That want an all powerful State with which they can do Good.

ruveyn


These are very intelligent guesses, but I'm not sure if that's the cause. I tend to keep my political leanings to myself. They still just seem to automatically dislike me.


maybe you are projecting?
or crave their approval and are sensitive when it is not received.


It is possible. I am sensitive, and I do desire a degree of acceptance from others. Thing is, I get it much more easily from the right wingers, strangely enough. And I don't think I behave radically different around each one.