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To: Dayuhan who wrote (1403)	1/18/2001 6:46:47 AM
From: Poet	Read Replies (3) of 82486

Hi Steve, There's so much meat in your post it's hard to know where to start. First, I agree completely about one's own political stance being used as the lodestone by which to judge others. On top of that, I believe each person has a particular issue, or constellation of issues, with they pick their political allies. For me, it's the right to choose and homophobia. I don't think I could ever be close to someone who did not believe in a woman's right to choose or who was homophobic. I know just what you mean about context. In my part of the world I'm a raving liberal, waaaaaay out there. I started the LWP with a certain degree of confidence in my liberal credentials and quickly found that I'm much more middle-of-the-road in my views than I was aware of. I'm pleased that liberals of all shades have found a home there (and here!). The issue of how the rest of the world perceives the US and constructs their own views of liberal vs. conservative is fascinating. Do you suppose your friends in the Philipines may not think you could be a true liberal, simply because you're American? I've come across this attitude myself.

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