Author Topic: How are your views now versus when you were in High School? (Read 1293 times)

GtoRA2 · « **on:** June 28, 2004, 09:22:28 PM »

How are your views now versus when you were in High School?

I am less conservative now then I was in High school.

In high school I was pro gun I still am.

In high school I was anti new tax, I still am.

In high school I was Pro life. I am now pro the right to be an irresponsible ass. IE pro choice. I think it is wrong but I do not think my morals should be pressed on others.

In High school I was all for any military spending. I am still in favor of most of it, short of some really wasteful systems.

In High school I was not for gay rights, and I am still not for any extra rights, but think they should be able to merry.

In high school I was 100% for the death penalty, I am now not so sure. I currently have no problem offing worthless scum like that guy in Florida who kidnapped and murdered that little girl, but I am starting to lean towards not trusting our legal system to get the job done right. (not send the wrong man to his death)

In high school I was blindly in favor of the US government, and loved my country with a blindness I think only a Naive kid can have. My country right or wrong. I have grown out of that. I still love this country. I still think we stand for the right things and I still think we try and do the right things most of the times. But sometimes the US government can be ruthless and wrong, leading me to believe they should not be trusted with more power over our lives.

In high school I was not pro environment at all, I saw it as a bunch of *****y tree huggers trying to take my car away. I still see it that way in some cases, but am now Pro environmental laws, as long as they are reasonable.

In high school I was VERY anti drug. I am now for making the minor stuff legal and decriminalizing it all. The war on drugs is a waste of time and money. Tax it and use the money for treatment and education.

In high school I was indifferent about the separation of church and state. I am not adamant, that this is one of the most important things we need to enforce, fairly, not just against Christians. I do not want to live in a country with laws right out of the old testament or the Koran.

So in high school I was a republican I suppose, I think I am now more middle of the road.

Capt. Pork · « **Reply #1 on:** June 28, 2004, 09:30:45 PM »

When I was in highschool I was Pro Jenny McCarthy.
Against Clinton.
On the Fence regarding gay rights

I am now Pro Jolene Blalock being pressed Against me with my back to a Fence.

Sandman · « **Reply #2 on:** June 28, 2004, 09:30:50 PM »

24 years ago...

Pro gun... It was a toy. Now... ambivalent.

Taxes... Taxes? I can't remember concerning myself with taxes. I made $2.20 an hour. Now, I think sales taxes are evil.

Pro-choice then. Pro-choice now.

Military spending. Didn't much care then. Now, I think we spend too much (this coming from a DoD employee... go figure).

Gay rights... then NO. Now... equal rights for all.

Environment. As a kid... didn't care. Now, i'm a bit of a tree-hugger.

Drugs. Then... all for 'em. Now... I'm all for 'em.

Church... then, I thought it was a great place to pick up girls. Now, I think it's probably still a great place to pick up women.

so... Then... Generally too uninformed to decide one way or the other... Now, probably libertarian.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 28, 2004, 09:34:24 PM »

Good responses Sandy!

LOL I have always been opinionated, lol so back them (12 or so years) I had an opinion on everything, and my dad, as much of a bastard as he was, was prolly my biggest influence.

Luckly the Drunkeness didnt rub off!

LOL Pork!

VOR · « **Reply #4 on:** June 28, 2004, 10:09:59 PM »

Neat post. Ok, here goes:

Pro-gun then, still am but for different reasons. (I no longer think the government is out to get me LOL).

Adamantly pro-life then, now I'm pro-choice.

On taxes and social issues, I'm more or less the same. Work for those who want work, help for those who can't work, to heck with those who won't work. Taxes have never been much of an issue for me personally anyway.

On the death penalty, I was for it but now I think it's lost most of its deterrent value.

Environment: Pretty much unchanged. Let's protect what we have, but let's be reasonable and sensible about it.

Gay rights: I used to be pretty lenient on this one, but now I think the issue should have never reached any form of legislation. Keep it in the closet.

Church and state: I used to think it was ok to force religion on people since at the time I was pretty religious myself. Now I'm more of the opinion that it's an individual initiative and right. Wanna pray? Do it. Wanna stop the world cause it's time for everyone to pray? Wrong.

On the drug issue, I was guilty of certain things in HS and early into college like alot of people are. Now, I can't believe I was ever such an idiot.

Registered Republican senior year of HS. I still am, but I'll never march the party line with blinders on.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2004, 10:10:21 PM »

In high school, I was a strong follower of the humanistic existentialism of Jean-Paul Sarte, but then I started looking into the possibility of zero point energy and fundamental particle pairs coming into and out of existence in a boiling sea of quantum fields.

Then the development of string and then m-brane theories started causing some controversy in the field of quantum theory with the loss of determinant lengths shorter than the Planck length, and now I don’t know what to think.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2004, 10:23:04 PM »

Slightly less conservative - but still well right of no man's land.

xrtoronto · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2004, 10:27:42 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Capt. Pork
I am now Pro Jolene Blalock being pressed Against me with my back to a Fence.

me too

Yeager · « **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2004, 10:37:32 PM »

whos the b*tch? (I mean that in a very pro woman sort of way)

xrtoronto · « **Reply #9 on:** June 28, 2004, 10:57:18 PM »

im speechless

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 28, 2004, 11:03:20 PM »

She is freaky looking.

I mean that not in a good way.

The borg broad was much MUCH hotter.

Toad · « **Reply #11 on:** June 28, 2004, 11:05:09 PM »

GTO... you try the BBQ stuff yet? Good results?

Capt. Pork · « **Reply #12 on:** June 28, 2004, 11:16:47 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by GtoRA2
She is freaky looking.

I mean that not in a good way.

The borg broad was much MUCH hotter.

Um... No. That was a bad photo.

you'd hit it

Jolene's the hottest.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 28, 2004, 11:23:07 PM »

Toad
Yeah we tried them again, good stuff, though the brown paper sack that was the chicken seasoning seemed bland.

I have the ones I liked written down but I left it over at my moms.

Thanks again man, was some fine tasting tri tip.

I wana try a big beef brisket, but no one around here has one, and I can not find a butcher lol.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 28, 2004, 11:23:57 PM »

Pork.

Something about her eyes bothers me. She looks like an alien.

Gues she was a good choice for a vulcan.