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Is it possible to be a conservative Democrat? 

57%
99 deviants said It was – 50 years ago.
22%
38 deviants said Yes. We call them RINOs
19%
33 deviants said On the planet Zorbo maybe.
3%
5 deviants said I’m liberal. I cannot understand the question.

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:iconguillermogage:
~GuillermoGage Sep 13, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
But I thought a Republican In Name Only would be a liberal Republican, I would pick a "Yes. We call them DINOs" option.
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:icondukkadukkadukka:
Well, there's Randall Terry.
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:iconkyle-the-dragon:
~Kyle-the-Dragon Feb 17, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
I recall reading something that the two terms ( Liberal and Conservative ) were switched with their meanings, along with the representing color in the mid 20th century just so the left-wing can make themselves look good. I guess today's "Conservatives" think we're not smart enough to find the irony between their title and their beliefs.
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:iconconservatoons:
Yes, libs dominate psychology and have used it and language to twist things. Our founding fathers were classic liberals (stodgy conservs by today's standards) while radical libs are now progressives. Illegal aliens are undocumented workers (worker- as socialist term) Don't get me started on the "right" and "fascism."
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:iconsanjouin-dacapo:
~sanjouin-dacapo Feb 7, 2011  Student Digital Artist
My boyfriend is a democrat but his views are very conservative and he's a Lutheran. I might very well become Lutheran for him.
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:iconconservatoons:
If his views are very conservative then he is a Republican and just can't admit it to himself. Your job is to turn him away from the dark side.

Lutheran is far better than radical Muslim.
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:iconguillermogage:
~GuillermoGage Feb 3, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
America started out as a democracy right? So technically the party that's called the "Democratic Party" should be more conservative in that aspect.
So, what kind of democracy is the best democracy? Has our country always been a representative democracy?
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:icondukkadukkadukka:
Well, North Korea calls itself a Democratic People's Republic.
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:iconconservatoons:
We are a republic. And have always been so.

I'm happy w/ it.
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:iconguillermogage:
~GuillermoGage Feb 4, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Oh, yeah, that's what I was thinking. The proper term is a representative republic, which is similar enough to democracy and has checks and balances. That's what the phrase Republican means. It was a word (the "r" not capitalized at the time) marked with enthusiastic awe at America's founding.
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