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Originally Posted by Raven-1
Hey all,
I'm a 28yr old man, recently married and a lifelong Democrat with views leaning strongly to the left, but with curiously right-ish tendencies in a few very specific areas. A resident of Florida for well over a decade and a half I find myself starved for a political conversation where I'm not immediately swarmed and drowned out by the recitation-by-rote ultra conservative, ultra hawkish right wing crowd in my area. (Not that they're necessarily the majority, just the ones willing to shout so loud most others would rather not discuss politics than get into another aggression-laden conflict)
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The reason they are shouting so loud is because they are old and maybe Jewish. I mean, you do live in Florida
And congrats on the marriage...when you find someone, it's a beautiful thing.
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With that in mind, I'm looking forward to engaging in some lively political debates that are about the exchange of ideas not the comparison of who has the stronger lungs.
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How about fastest typing fingers?
I can't make any promises other then this...if you stick around long enough (thick skin required), I promise, you will come across a few people you really dig.
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As someone partially disabled due to certain tragedies in my life I have I think a rather non-mainstream perspective. I don't get out a great deal as a severe chronic pain sufferer, but it does leave me with a great deal of time to study the issues and the positions of their proponents.
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If you need your account settings adjusted in any certain way, let me know and I'll see what I can do. I want the site to be user friendly for everyone.
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My interests include: Politics (of course), Writing, Horror/Sci-fi/Fantasy films and books, Amateur naturalism, strategy games and my beloved wife 
Looking forward to getting to know many of you, I'm sure this will be an interesting and positive experience.
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Well, I must say, it looks like you'll fit in quite well. Welcome Aboard