Today is an important day in America because we have the freedom to help decide who is best suited (or in some cases is the lesser evil) to hold an elected office. I hope you all visited the polls today ;) My voting precinct, in true small town fashion, even had a big candy dish at the exit door filled with lots of after-voting caramels and tootsie rolls!!
I, myself, do not vote among partisan lines. This is partly because I'm a libertarian, but more importantly because my beliefs are neither black nor white. ..I consider myself more of a fiscal conservative and somewhat of a social democrat, but I have lots of variants to this classification, one being that I am strongly pro-life. This pro-life stance came about with age, but was also strongly influenced by my infertility. I'm curious to see if the same thing happened to other IF'ers? Please weigh in on this issue as I've wondered for a while if this has affected your views about when exactly life starts - conception, birth, etc??
Oh, and if you're not sure exactly where you fit on the political map, then definitely check this site out : world's smallest political quiz
It's pretty interesting, and just takes a sec!
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Just as I suspected... I'm a Libertarian! :)
Your PERSONAL issues Score is 70%.
Your ECONOMIC issues Score is 70%.
I was right on the border between left and centrist.
I don't usually vote along party lines either. I have been pro-choice most of my life, and that view did not change through IVF.
I am apparently a libertarian, too.
IF hasn't changed my pro-life stance. But I do think about the issue a little differently now. Not quite as black and white as I once was.
Well I always thought I was simply left-leaning - but now I know I'm libertarian!
I am pro-choice and always have been. Tho I did make a decision many years ago that I would never have a termination (in my twenties). I have many friends that have when they were younger. Pretty much all for the same reason - the relationship was not strong (and did not last). When they talk about it, they do so with sadness, but the choice was right for them at the time. I couldn't condemn any of them.
IF has made me reconsider (more so Mr. S) - but I feel so strongly that adults should be able to make their own decisions about their lives.
Interesting, IF has made me reconsider issues affecting adoption - our social welfare system has virtually eliminated domestic adoption.
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