Are you a Communitarian or a Contrarian?

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Merriam-Webster definitions (link to website)

com·mu·ni·tar·i·an
: of or relating to social organization in small cooperative partially collectivist communities*
(*I am fudging the meaning of this because I could not find a better word . Basically are you, or do you think you are, or do you consider yourself a member of the general larger community.)

con·trar·i·an
a person who takes a contrary position or attitude;

Communitarian off of the board because being contrary doesn't get much support with people I don't know. I can often times try to be more of a contrarian with people I am more comfortable with. I am probably more contrarian on the board though given that I don't have to worry as much about offending people as nobody here can be a nuisance later if I don't want them to be, and being a contrarian provides more of a challenge.

I couldn't select any option in the poll, because I can either agree with the majority or take the opposing side, depending on my opinion about the issue at hand.

Err...I finally of a ideal word (ie: not Communitarian). It even has a slightly better meaning. But now I can't remember it again.