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View Poll Results: Are you a sheep?
Yes 4 25.00%
No 12 75.00%
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Old 04-10-2009, 08:43 AM   #1
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Do you consider yourself a 'sheep'...

...politically?

Point is, that when you vote, it is private. So, even if you go along to get along in public, you still have the privacy to vote as you see fit.
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Old 04-10-2009, 10:07 AM   #2
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...politically?

Point is, that when you vote, it is private. So, even if you go along to get along in public, you still have the privacy to vote as you see fit.
I don't consider myself a sheep, but have been given valuable insight into others' POV.

And I will say that I can converse about politics (which I know little about), but I become silent when the discussions, debates and emotional tyrades kick in. I just start pinching heads with my forefinger and thumb.
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Old 04-10-2009, 10:10 AM   #3
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Nobody ever thinks they are a sheep. Just like nobody ever thinks they are stupid, or immoral, or anything else. So this is a pointless poll.
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Old 04-10-2009, 10:11 AM   #4
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"I'm not a sheep! I vote based on my beliefs and opinions! That's why I want Barack Obama, because he's for HOPE and CHANGE and so am I!"

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Old 04-10-2009, 10:13 AM   #5
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How about make a poll that asks if you automatically assume everyone who voted differently than you are sheep.
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Old 04-10-2009, 10:16 AM   #6
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I'll have to get back to you after I have a chance to ask some people whether or not I do.
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Old 04-10-2009, 10:19 AM   #7
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How about make a poll that asks if you automatically assume everyone who voted differently than you are sheep.


There are plenty of people who understand Barack Obama's agenda and are all for it. And out of those people, there are even some who realize how it will negatively affect them personally, and are STILL all for it.

But the vast majority of both Democrats AND Republicans are sheep who vote for whoever the media or their favorite celebrity tells them to.
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Old 04-10-2009, 10:22 AM   #8
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How about make a poll that asks if you automatically assume everyone who voted differently than you are sheep.
How about you stop thinking you can read my mind and just answer the question? I made NO distinction or reference to any party, any belief nor did I exclude myself as some sort of reference point for the only CORRECT ideas.
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Old 04-10-2009, 10:25 AM   #9
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Nobody ever thinks they are a sheep. Just like nobody ever thinks they are stupid, or immoral, or anything else. So this is a pointless poll.
So, in essense, you're saying everyone IS a sheep because everyone thinks they're not?

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Now let's repeat the non-conformists' oath: I promise to be different! (audience repeats) I promise to be unique! (audience repeats) I promise not to repeat things other people say! (audience laughs, repeats) Good!
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Old 04-10-2009, 10:27 AM   #10
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I don't understand the question.
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