What political stripe are your parents?

[RevolutionSD]

I'm the only libertarian in my family. :(
My parents are both died-in-the-wool neocons who watch Fox News and think it's "alternative news", they don't care for Ron Paul and think anarcho-capitalism is "nutty".

What are your parents?

[Fozz]

They are socially conservative, economically moderate, and anti-war.

[LibertyEagle]

Mine are dead, but they were both registered Republicans and traditional conservatives. They voted for the best person, regardless of party.

[cooker263]

With my help they're turning into libertarians! My dad has always been a bit more independent, my mom conservative.

[JoshLowry]

I added an option to your poll.

They are both Ron Paul Republicans.

[Mani]

They used to be fiscal conservatives but independent. They voted for Ross Perot back in the day.

Now they are hardcore republicans in their older age. They just follow the party line.

They like McCain...SHUTTERS...

I turned my bro. into a Ron Paul supporter, we both look at our parents like...What happened?

[Anti Federalist]

1 clueless and apolitical (father).

1 long haired, hippie freak, friend of Jesus (mother).

Mom was so bad about it, couldn't play with toy guns, couldn't even pretend to play with toy guns.

Needless to say, I was a bitter disappointment as a grown man in that regard, at least until she saw the light after years of me hounding her.

So much so, she now has an official CCW.:D

[Steeleye]

My dad died when I was eight(I'm now 19) and I don't remember him ever making any political comments or observations when I was younger, but judging from his personality, I think he probably had a bit of a libertarian streak. My mother thinks there's no point in politics. When I talk about things like social security, unemployment, disability, regulation, etc. she says there's no point since the government has already started these things. But, she does believe in safety nets and other social welfare bullshit.

[priest_of_syrinx]

One I have taken from neocon to almost full-blooded Ron Paul Republican. The other has become more libertarian, but still believes in a more brash foreign policy. So one Ron Paul Republican, and one pretty good conservative Republican.

[Natalie]

My dad is a Libertarian and raised two libertarian kids :) My mom switches parties every year. She liked Hillary because she's a woman, and we need a woman in office. *facepalm* I can't believe we're related.

[speciallyblend]

other, my parents are ron paul dems. they will never join the republican party. they relate the gop to the mob. i kinda of agree! when i told my parents i became a republican. they were like wtf. then i told them about Ron Paul! they love ron paul but would never join the gop. i cannot blame them!

[LibertyEagle]

My dad is a Libertarian and raised two libertarian kids :) My mom switches parties every year. She liked Hillary because she's a woman, and we need a woman in office. *facepalm* I can't believe we're related.

lol

[Kludge]

One uhhhh... whatever-the-GOP-says Republican, and one conservative Republican.

[Golding]

Eh, I voted Democrats since that's how they're registered, but the more I think about it they don't take their affiliation into any consideration when voting. Probably should have voted Independents instead...

[powerofreason]

One hardcore neocon statist, one hardcore right-leaning statist.

[Kylie]

Dad is a recovering Democrat. He has actually become more on my way of thinking in the past year than ever. He is a union man, but would vote for the best man for the job (in his words). He's getting better everyday.

My Mom is in the "I really don't get it, so I'll just shut up now" party. She has never had to make a truly hard decision in her life, and it shows. Don't get me wrong, I love her dearly, but I'd be better to tell her who to vote for than educate her and let her make her own decisions. And to me that's not right.

[heavenlyboy34]

Both parents are partisan republicans. :( I'm the freak of the family, as you might imagine. ;) :)

[Bman]

My Dad is Republican. He's a bit too pro-war but he, suprisingly for me I would have never thought so as a child, really does believe in personal liberties. I got him to vote for Ron Paul in the primaries.:D

My Mother is a Democrat. She's anti-war (not an activist), and also good with persoanl liberties. I'd say she's indifferent to government social programs, but generally she'll accept social programs. She really doesn't care to discuss politics.


It makes me laugh everytime I think of my father on the phone trying to call the president.

[emazur]

Both Democrats as they think it's "the people's party", but they also have a New York bias and wanted Hillary but would also have voted Guilliani. Mom I think could maybe be converted into Ron Paul Republican, dad is set in his ways and always has been on all matters.

[almantimes2]

I know my dad is a Ron Paul supporter.

But my mom doesn't have much interest in politics and never really asked about her opinion

[South Park Fan]

My parents are both libertarian-leaning, but unfortunately still believing in the lesser-of-two-evils mindset, so they voted for Romney in the primary and McCain in the general.

[Dreamofunity]

My mom doesn't pay attention to politics or any real world affairs, I think it depresses her too much. She leans democrat, usually votes democrat, and works for a school so she's surrounded by a bunch of people that like Hillary and Barrack so she voted for him too, but I don't think she's firm in the democratic belief system. My mom usually listens to me on economic issues, and she'll ask me who I respect/dislike and usually just takes my word for it - like today I was watching some Cspan book TV with Paul Krugman and she asked who he was and I pretty much told her he's an idiot and that's all she really needed to know. I even heard her use some of Ron Paul's arguments against the bailout which she got from me towards one of her more democratic friends, it made me smile, I didn't think she paid that much attention to it.

My dad is kind of same, and currently works for the government (after his small business failed, I'm sure high taxes had something to do with it, but he probably doesn't make that connection).

Both are anti-war.

[LittleLightShining]

I'm the only libertarian in my family. :(
My parents are both died-in-the-wool neocons who watch Fox News and think it's "alternative news", they don't care for Ron Paul and think anarcho-capitalism is "nutty".

What are your parents?Mine are FOX watching Repubs, too, but they're Ron Paul supporters. They've always had a libertarian streak.

[brandon]

Dad- status-quo moderate
Step Mom - Bleeding heart liberal

Mom - Doesn't know much about politics and generally believes what I tell her
Step Dad - Voted for Paul in 88 and 2008, put a Paul sign in his yard last year, but somewhere in the past 10 years he got neoconned and now enjoys O'rielly and related things.

[Conza88]

My parents are both died-in-the-wool neocons who watch Fox News and think it's "alternative news", they don't care for Ron Paul and think anarcho-capitalism is "nutty".

You have to tailor your 'education' to them personally, find out how they tick. Ask why about their positions a lot... Do they support the military because they think that makes them safer? Or do they support the war because they are racist? Or don't like Muslims / other religions? (generalizations) So try find out why... then work from that angle.

You have to address their fallacies / positions and why it is wrong before they would ever accept anything such as anarcho-capitalism. It takes a long effort to get there and a lot of thinking (to undo the years of indoctrination and myths repeated by the MSM day in, day out for basically every day of their lives)... getting them away from such crap is going to make your job a lot easier.

The absence of fear mongering... about global warming, GFC, immigrants, this, that, all this bullshit... literally, quite instantly puts you on the normal sane path...

Do they demand stuff from a utilitarian basis? i.e it needs to work or be shown to work? Or from a rights basis... "we have a right to defend ourselves"..

[Conza88]

My dad died when I was eight(I'm now 19) and I don't remember him ever making any political comments or observations when I was younger, but judging from his personality, I think he probably had a bit of a libertarian streak. My mother thinks there's no point in politics. When I talk about things like social security, unemployment, disability, regulation, etc. she says there's no point since the government has already started these things. But, she does believe in safety nets and other social welfare bullshit.

This may be useful. A classic, Toward a Reconstruction of Utility and Welfare Economics (http://mises.org/rothbard/toward.pdf).


My dad is a Libertarian and raised two libertarian kids :) My mom switches parties every year. She liked Hillary because she's a woman, and we need a woman in office. *facepalm* I can't believe we're related.

What did she think of Margret Thatcher? lol


My mom doesn't pay attention to politics or any real world affairs, I think it depresses her too much. She leans democrat, usually votes democrat, and works for a school so she's surrounded by a bunch of people that like Hillary and Barrack so she voted for him too, but I don't think she's firm in the democratic belief system. My mom usually listens to me on economic issues, and she'll ask me who I respect/dislike and usually just takes my word for it - like today I was watching some Cspan book TV with Paul Krugman and she asked who he was and I pretty much told her he's an idiot and that's all she really needed to know. I even heard her use some of Ron Paul's arguments against the bailout which she got from me towards one of her more democratic friends, it made me smile, I didn't think she paid that much attention to it.

She wouldn't ask, if she didn't want to know. Try drop her some good zingers to use. :)

[american.swan]

My dad is a Libertarian and raised two libertarian kids :) My mom switches parties every year. She liked Hillary because she's a woman, and we need a woman in office. *facepalm* I can't believe we're related.

hahaha

[american.swan]

My father and mother divorced when I was like 3 so I don't honestly know where by dad stands. I should call him and find out. He probably is a GOP voter considering all my mothers other husbands were too. My mother's current husband is a lazy GOP voter who probably doesn't want to vote, but feels the need to as an American so he trucks down to the place and probably votes GOP straight ticket every time. He liked McCain.

My mother on the other hand "cares about people" so she is a party line DNC voter. In local elections, if she knows the person, she might switch parties, but if it's just a name on TV she's voting DNC. She like Obama.

Of my mother's five children, the first doesn't vote(DNC), the second doesn't vote(no party), the third votes GOP, the fourth and fifth vote GOP leaning libertarian.

[BillyDkid]

Mine are of the dead stripe.

[ChaosControl]

My dad was pretty much like me, anti-government.
My mom is basically a social conservative.

Both of them voted RP in the primaries though.

[StayTrue]

both my parents voted for Ron

Mom isn't really into politics but she knows shit is messed up and Ron is honest

Dad is pretty much a R.P.R except some views on the war on terror. Lol he also listens to Alex Jones everyday

[Brian Defferding]

My dad is a war-supporting McCain voting Neo Con. My mom is independent.

[Freedom 4 all]

Mom: Moderate liberal who thinks RP is a lunatic and conspiracy theories are for small minded people like my dad. Doesn't care much for politics unless someone talks about seperatism. She absolutely HATES the idea of an independent Quebec (we're from Canada).

Dad: hardcore conspiracy theorist who for some reason believes the hard left is conspiracy free. Respects Ron Paul on most issues. However, he believed Obama was the chosen one to finally defeat all the evil bankers and Military Industrial Complex, ending all wars once and for all. To his credit, now that Obama won my dad now believes he's just another pro status quo piece of scum, which is what I've been trying to tell him all along.

[Young Paleocon]

Both parents are Repub leaning independents, who basically despise all politicians save a few. Dad voted for Perot. They are very susceptible to libertarianism all the way to minarchy on domestic issues and with foreign policy they're a little hawkish but you could probably convince them on a case by case basis.

[Conza88]

Dad: hardcore conspiracy theorist who for some reason believes the hard left is conspiracy free. Respects Ron Paul on most issues. However, he believed Obama was the chosen one to finally defeat all the evil bankers and Military Industrial Complex, ending all wars once and for all. To his credit, now that Obama won my dad now believes he's just another pro status quo piece of scum, which is what I've been trying to tell him all along.

Hahah! The Obama Deception.

Seriously.. if you want to get him off the left wing part, get him onto Alex Jones... or G. Edward Griffin. Aaron Russo's - America from Freedom to Fascism... will get him onto Ron Paul... as all 3 of these guys pimp Ron Paul at times.

[Optatron]

My dad is a Libertarian and raised two libertarian kids :) My mom switches parties every year. She liked Hillary because she's a woman, and we need a woman in office. *facepalm* I can't believe we're related.

you're a libertarian who believes in the Civil Rights Act? and using drastic action to control racism?

[Optatron]

Hahah! The Obama Deception.

Seriously.. if you want to get him off the left wing part, get him onto Alex Jones... or G. Edward Griffin. Aaron Russo's - America from Freedom to Fascism... will get him onto Ron Paul... as all 3 of these guys pimp Ron Paul at times.

yeah, replace socialist babel with

9/11 was an inside job
Satanists run our government
there is NO LAW that requires you to pay taxes
Bankers hate freedom

[Freedom 4 all]

yeah, replace socialist babel with

9/11 was an inside job
Satanists run our government
there is NO LAW that requires you to pay taxes
Bankers hate freedom

Amazingly he strongly believes in 3/4 of those, and believes global warming is a hoax. He also reads Alex Jones somewhat regularly. It frankly baffles the crap out of me that someone that well informed still believes the giant douche is better than the turd sandwich.

[Optatron]

Amazingly he strongly believes in 3/4 of those, and believes global warming is a hoax. He also reads Alex Jones somewhat regularly. It frankly baffles the crap out of me that someone that well informed still believes the giant douche is better than the turd sandwich.

there's a book for answers to that

The True Believer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True_Believer

[Kotin]

mom is a Republican dad is a Democrat.. but now they are both libertarians and constitutionalists..

[Mandrik]

Dad is "Democrats are always right," and mom willing to listen to me talk about RP, but still votes democrat in the end.

[Austin]

My dad is a sort of a neocon... but he is against the U.N. and he is actually fiscally conservative.

My mom was a neocon, but I've changed that. She now falls in line with Ron Paul's thought, although she isn't quite able to completely defend the ideas.. Basically she understands and agrees and with anything I can provide a logical explanation for. She's also a skeptic.

Best thing about my mom, she always responds to logic well, even when I was kid. :)

[amy31416]

Dad was a total Reaganite and would very likely be a complete neocon if he were still alive. Ron Paul wouldn't be "manly" enough for him. Mom voted however dad told her to. She likes Palin because she's not all that smart and doesn't appreciate that quality in others. I took dad's place in "telling her what to do" and so she voted for Ron Paul in the primaries.

I think she voted for McCain in the general, but I respect her privacy, so I didn't bother her too much in a race that was almost irrelevant.

She's not even close to being independent. Despite that, I still try to engage her, though she has absolutely no opinions on anything, much less politics. I am a completely self-made libertarian.

[mediahasyou]

You have to tailor your 'education' to them personally, find out how they tick. Ask why about their positions a lot... Do they support the military because they think that makes them safer? Or do they support the war because they are racist? Or don't like Muslims / other religions? (generalizations) So try find out why... then work from that angle.

You have to address their fallacies / positions and why it is wrong before they would ever accept anything such as anarcho-capitalism. It takes a long effort to get there and a lot of thinking (to undo the years of indoctrination and myths repeated by the MSM day in, day out for basically every day of their lives)... getting them away from such crap is going to make your job a lot easier.

The absence of fear mongering... about global warming, GFC, immigrants, this, that, all this bullshit... literally, quite instantly puts you on the normal sane path...

Do they demand stuff from a utilitarian basis? i.e it needs to work or be shown to work? Or from a rights basis... "we have a right to defend ourselves"..

i disagree with addressing their fallacies because attacking another's belief is pretty harsh psychologically. i tend to start with addressing what is wrong with society rather than what is wrong with them.

there is nothing wrong with them. they just have been manipulated by the government and deserve to know.

[speciallyblend]

i disagree with addressing their fallacies because attacking another's belief is pretty harsh psychologically. i tend to start with addressing what is wrong with society rather than what is wrong with them.

there is nothing wrong with them. they just have been manipulated by the government and deserve to know.

yeah my parents are pretty much in line with ron paul's platform! It is a shame they will never consider being a republican. they almost crapped in their pants when i told them i registered republican! I know one thing the gop is great at alienating voters.

[down_south]

My parents are both die hard Liberals.....so much in fact, they moved to Canada. They were disappointed in my decision to return to the United States.

[JoshLowry]

My parents are both die hard Liberals.....so much in fact, they moved to Canada. They were disappointed in my decision to return to the United States.

Glad to have you back. :)

[jmag]

My Dad and his wife of long time are devoted Republicans that I assume consider themselves traditional conservatives, yet support the Bush and McCain - down the line what they are fed. My mom supports the mainstream democrat every time. One of my brothers is kind of libertarian except hasn't seen through the war scam and is hawkish.