In 1990's, as a successful computer scientist, I overwhelmingly supported Bush I. Then went off to Law School, and shifted completely to what some term the "left" (IMHO liberalism=freedom of thought, logic, and reason). Any one else (any type of shift).
2006-12-22 22:52:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
After Nixon, I realized that my dad was right. Not my mom. Nixon did many things in his presidency to change the course of the country. He took the dollar off of the gold standard (silver certificates) and he allowed it to float. This would help the rich by making the dollar worth less. He also allowed private ownership of gold. This took investment dollars out of the market and caused a recession. Then he resigned in shame. Gerald Ford took over and pardoned him. I voted for Carter and have been voting democratic every since.
2006-12-22 23:10:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sort of did the same thing in reverse. I was a raging Marxist/Maoist in school believing all the nonsense about Che Guevara and what nice people run the government of North Vietnam. After I got into the workforce and saw no success stories I could associate with what I had been taught in college, I became a Libertarian. True freedom comes from less government, not more. Liberty is a God-given gift for the individualist. Slavery is for those who love to follow the crowd.
2006-12-23 07:04:37 · answer #2 · answered by dragunov 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ronald Reagan was a Democrat before he lost his mind.
2006-12-23 10:47:24 · answer #3 · answered by bettysdad 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
From liberalism to reality and I feel so much better that I am no longer one of them.
2006-12-23 06:54:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋