• @Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org
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    101 year ago

    This is interesting but also seems like common sense. If I was a strong supporter of something I wouldn’t be independent. If given more than a binary option I am more likely to select based on what I prefer than what I dislike least, it has only been recently that I felt it was important enough to work against a truly bad side.

    Outside of politics, there are things I like but I would say there are very few things I strongly support or would say I’m a fan of.

    • @AnalogyAddict@beehaw.org
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      21 year ago

      It’s possible to feel strongly and still be independent. Partisan politics package often inconsistent ideology together. You don’t have to be milquetoast to want an a la carte approach to politics.

      • @Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org
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        1 year ago

        Milquetoast? I don’t think I described that at all. By strong support I am talking about supporting a party that somehow “most closely aligns”, not strong political opinions of which I have many. If they were more closely aligned it would be some third party candidate, generally.

        To put it simply, I don’t really do fandoms. It doesn’t mean I don’t have preferences or strong feelings about things, but I’m less likely to be part of some group about it.