re: #448 Flyers1974

Now that you mention it, I switched from anti-gun to pro-gun. I think I intially took the anti-gun position as a knee-jerk reaction to NRA tactics. Thought better of it at some point. I think I meant though, you aren’t going to see too many committed people switch sides from conservative to liberal, etc…

I was anti-gun too, at one point. interesting.

I still disagree with you though. Conservatives and liberals have a LOT in common— respect for individuals rights, respect for privacy, a deep dislike of government telling them what to do. This is the kind of ‘liberalism’ that is just ‘American’ and is really common to almost all those who are in a liberal democracy.

I think many of our debates have been framed in a ‘culture war’ way that polarises people and parties, exacerbates our differences and drives us apart.