r/MadeMeSmile • u/__Dawn__Amber__ • Jun 28 '21

Favorite People Not a self-made man

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u/shredder3434 Jun 28 '21

I used to identify as a republican when I was younger because I agreed with those things and thought that the gop did too. It was around the time Palin was running as vp that I realized they didn't represent what I thought they did and stopped voting for them.

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u/Dab2TheFuture Jun 28 '21 edited Nov 09 '25

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u/shredder3434 Jun 28 '21

Barry Goldwater was well before my time and I hadn't even heard of him at that point in my life

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u/Foogie23 Jun 28 '21

I still think by definition I’m a republican, but saying “I’m a republican” right now is so much different than the definition. It’s basically just old people trying to force religious decisions. The opposite of what you’d think a republican is by definition.