know anyone who turned Repuke after getting married and having kids?

pstokely

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Mon Aug-04-03 07:57 AM
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know anyone who turned Repuke after getting married and having kids?

Edited on Mon Aug-04-03 08:02 AM by pstokely

lots of people turn right after they become married with children, boomers turned repuke (they could turn back), gen-x is turning repuke

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vi5

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Mon Aug-04-03 07:58 AM
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1. I've heard that but in the past 3 years.....

I got married and had a daughter and if anything it's made me take a more radical left turn.

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bleedingheart

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Mon Aug-04-03 08:00 AM
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2. I got more radically left after motherhood

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leftynyc

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Mon Aug-04-03 08:15 AM
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3. No, but my brother in law

swtiched to Dem after he married my sister and then had a daughter.

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Stuckinthebush

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Mon Aug-04-03 08:22 AM
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4. I became more of a lefty

I do know some people who have become more conservative as they get older and have kids, but these are the same people who have a hard time critically analyzing their world. They also find comfort in joining more fundamentalist churches that basically tell them what to think.

It comes down to their need to make life less complicated. The fundies and the GOP do that for them. These organizations give them a black/white world and a set of rules to follow in such a world.

When you begin to talk to these people about religion or politics, you can see them shut down. They don't want to be bothered with details of a complex world.

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ACK

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Mon Aug-04-03 10:11 AM
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5. My dad

He use to be an Al Gore moderate Dem and he turned Repuke later in life. The man is the horrible stereotype of the baby boomer sell-out. BTW, I say that knowing that the stereotype is not usually true. In this case, however, it was.

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Individualist

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Mon Aug-04-03 10:57 AM
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6. When you posted a similar question

in GD Saturday, www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=118761&mesg_id=118761, several of us asked about your use of the phrase "most married people with children vote repuke". You didn't answer those questions, so I'll ask again. Where did you get the idea that most married people with children vote repuke?

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cally

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Mon Aug-04-03 12:16 PM
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7. No. I know of noone who

became a conservative after getting married and having kids. If anything, most of the parents I know went back to their roots and core values. Trying to explain values to your kids make you re-think your own actions. My parents are conservative, but I am very liberal and have stayed that way.

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nemo137

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Mon Aug-04-03 04:22 PM
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8. Mike Doonesbury!

he's as real as anyone i know.

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Lady Freedom

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Mon Aug-04-03 04:24 PM
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9. My MOM and DAD!

:evilfrown: (Remeber Lady Freedom just two more months! then its bye-bye!)

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LuLu550

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Mon Aug-04-03 04:25 PM
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10. my cousin

But moving from NY to the south and making a boat-load of money probably did it more then the wife and kids.
LuLu

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ScreamingMeemie

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Mon Aug-04-03 04:48 PM
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11. My brother...but he'll deny it...

He prefers to call himself a law abiding liberal...snort. Right.

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Cthulu_2004

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Mon Aug-04-03 06:15 PM
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12. I was shocked...

when a high-school friend of mine got married and had a child. He used to be my #1 partner in crime...we did all kinds of really nutty stuff. He was a big-time stoner, et cetera. Once Baby got there, BAM! 180 degree turnaround. No more fun of any kind. He even got (GASP!!!!) RELIGION, of a "normal" variety.

I'm still bummed out by it...

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