re: #318 captaincoon

That’s why I qualified my comment with “generally.” Independent sounds safe for those who are embarrassed to make up their minds or who don’t follow politics much.

True. It’s just a sudden realization I had this week. It suddenly dawned on me. There’s a lot of crazy independents out there. So to call oneself an independent is no guarantee of pragmatism, logic, reason, etc. Going the other way, yes, you can still be a far-right wingnut and an independent.