http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...myyahoo_module
Interesting takes if you are in the middle and don't see things as Right and Left.
Unfortunately, if you're not an extreme rightie, you're a commie, marxist, socialist, blah, blah, blah, and if you're not an extreme leftie you're a conservative taliban. The polarization will continue as long as we have the single-party, sorry, dual-party system we have today. We fight, they laugh. Originally Posted by icuminpeaceIs it true that everyone in Austin is a communist, or are there some socialists?
Alright, I'll play nice. Let's start with the fact that I'm not new here. Had to cancel my old account for personal reasons, but always enjoy reading the Sandbox. I don't like Democrats or Republicans. I'm dead center, extremes are always bad regardless (extreme drinking, extreme smoking, extreme eating, extreme partying, and yes, extreme politics are bad for you too). Both sides have 10% positive, 90% negative, and can't even figure out a way to take the 10% positive and make it work for the rest of America. Now that we have that out of the way, Austin is relatively liberal, but I wouldn't say socialist or communist. A lot of libertarians around. Having the UT campus, of course you'll have the left influence as always in most universities. But drive 20 minutes in any direction and you'll be in hardcore Republican country. By the way, I live about 20 minutes north of Austin, but of course you can't give out too much info around here. Originally Posted by icuminpeaceWe currently have a crisis situation with deficit spending. Is it your feeling that the Republicans want to spend too little and the Democrats want to spend too much, and the best answer is in the middle?