New high of 45% in US identify as political independents

Re:New high of 45% in US identify as political independents by radicalethics on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @12:25PM (#46798511)

lmao, That's like being an independent during Nazism. Like, seriously? You can't figure out the right side here? You just can't count on some people to be on the right side of history quite frankly.

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Re:New high of 45% in US identify as political independents by foxyv on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @12:31PM (#46798613)

Leaving the Republican party is so close to leaving a cult as to be indistinguishable. They are so dead set on vilifying outsiders that they won't even associate with non-republicans and Democrats in a civil fashion. I once had a family member threaten to punch me in the face for mentioning UBI.

It takes years to shrug off the programming.

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Re:New high of 45% in US identify as political independents by radicalethics on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @12:38PM (#46798722)

I once had a family member threaten to punch me in the face for mentioning UBI.

lol!

How could someone become so stingy in life?

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Re:New high of 45% in US identify as political independents by asdff on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @01:19PM (#46799422)

Ensuring the poor are made to suffer for being poor is a core tenant of the republican ethos. If you don’t have someone to punch down upon you might have a chance to consider your own position in this world, which is dangerous to the power structures that be.

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Re:New high of 45% in US identify as political independents by cosmicgadget on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @09:58PM (#46805199)

Sorry are you saying nonpartisan people aren't able to vote against "Nazism"?

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