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I used to be very conservative and, I hate to say it, judgemental. I have found that the vast majority of choices other people make have little effect on my life. If they aren't bothering me and it isn't illegal, live and let live.
I've always been do what you do, long as you don't hurt anyone. Not my life, as I like to say. Plus, I just hate when people try to put others into a little mold.
I udes to be much more conservative because thats how my parents raised me. As I get older I'm making my own decisions and opinions :)
I can't vote. It all depends. I have very strong values in certain aspects, but I am also very "different strokes for different folks" in other areas.
I am more conservative on some issues and more liberal on others. My cousin calls me so ultra conservative that I appear to be liberal on the issues. I can definitely say that having raised my children, owning a home, and being closer to retirement then not, I have really changed since college.
I think I am still kind of conservative about things that affect me personally. However, I am much more "live and let live" about things that don't really affect my life in a personal way.
I've always been liberal. But I have to say, i'm becoming more closed off to a conservative viewpoint the longer I live away from where I grew up (Texas). I think there's something to be said about being surrounded by people who agree vs disagree with you.
It seems to me that "to each their own" is more of a conservative standpoint than liberal. Unless you're here in America, where those terms tend to lose their meaning, shift their meanings, or mean absolutely anything depending on the context.
I am in general very liberal, but I feel myself becoming more grumpy and judgemental with age (35 now). Things annoy me a lot more now, I have a shorter patience with people and I find myself shaking my head in disapproval at a lot of things. I also have a much more conservative stance on things like drugs and promiscuity than in my early 20's, when anything was ok. I feel like I used to be a wild, free spirit and now I'm just turning into my parents.
it's sad to say, but i used to be pretty judgmental before i joined the military, i think mainly b/c i was sheltered. the military definetly changed that..
I have always been very open minded, now while there are specific things that I have maintained my stance on (like physical abuse etc), for the most part I am quite open minded and continue to be.
their life is not my life, their choices are not (necessarily) my reality. live and let live.
Ive always been pretty liberal. My parents have always taught me not to judge and into my adult life I always just say "to each their own". Just because someone's life choices may not be what I would do doesnt mean they are wrong.
It's a mixed bag. After getting called for jury for a child murder and kids getting hit on the highway by illegal aliens (no insurance)- some issues get taken out of the theoretical into reality. So on some things, I have become ultra-conservative. On the other hand, I have traveled and lived enough to enjoy the richness of diversity and I believe in taking care of the world you live in. No"one" group dictates my opinions at this point.
I have become a tad bit more moderate in my personal life but on the whole I have always been and likely always will be a very liberal and open-minded person.
I've always been very liberal socially, which hasn't changed. As I've gotten older, I have become more conservative regarding my money, how much is taken out of my paycheck, and what the government does with it. My new personal slogan is: keep your laws off my body and your grubby paws out of wallet.
I'm socially liberal, but as I've gotten older I've become conservative regarding money, and specifically where my tax dollars are going. Maybe conservative is not the right word, but sometimes I just get really pissed.
I think I'm getting more conservative. At least with money. It's funny to read how everyone is the same. I think that once you have money your views change about it LOL
I have to say I am pretty surprised that in this thread people are saying that conservatives = close minded/judgy and liberal = open minded/not judgy. Let me just point out that their are close minded liberals and open minded conservatives in the world and it isn't accurate to make a statement like that.
To answer the question: I have gotten more socially moderate as I have gotten older and more fiscally conservative. When I was younger I was very pro large government and social programs but as I have gotten older I have become more jaded. I am still a "to each their own" type person. I really don't care how others live their lives but I also don't like the goverment telling me how to live my life or spend my money.
wayyyyyyyyy more open-minded as i get older.
raised by a conservative southern woman who kept me pretty naive and sheltered. had a taste for "bad boys" which certainly opened my eyes to a few things. now, i've landed somewhere in the middle, but i hang out with people of all types, and certain "hobbies" that people have (which in my youth i would have thought they were a "bad" person) really don't phase me anymore.
I didn't vote, because although I have become more open-minded about a lot of things, there are still many things that I don't agree with. Generally, as long as it doesn't affect my life, I'm a 'to each his own' kind of person.
I guess the best way to say it is to say that I'm more moderate than I used to be. I grew up in a household where my father was very judgmental over certain issues, and until I got out of the house, I had a difficult time getting away from it.
I've become a lot more laid back as I've gotten older. I find that I become more open to other opinions and viewpoints as I gain more life experience. It's also a lot easier to understand where others are coming from with their views on life, even when I don't necessarily agree with those views. I've also found that the older I become, the less likely I am to start off sentences with "I would never", as I've come to discover in my passing years that you never really know what you would do in any given situation until you're actually, you know, in it.
Upon re-read of the thread, I realize my post wasn't very political-party centric. I was always very liberal (I went to college at SF State for cryin' out loud), and pretty much have remained so throughout my life. I guess that goes fairly well with the whole "to each their own" approach. What's really suprised me is my growing understanding of where conservatives are coming from with respect to their views. I certainly don't agree with most conservative viewoints and get full-on pissed off when they try to impose those viewpoints on others (gay marriage, pro-life, ect) but at least I can appreciate where they're coming from.
I have become more "to each his own" as I have gotten older, which encompasses both liberal and conservative views. I am able to see that there is more than one way to address a situation in society, and so I would favor policies that allow individuals the liberty to make their own choices whenever possible.
I'm more open-minded about hearing other people's thoughts and opinions as I have grown older (to gain perspective), but I am less likely to change my mind on my opinions.
I realize that some of my core values aren't good for everyone and vice versa. That is what makes the world unique and interesting. I'd honestly be truely frightened if everyone thought/acted like me. Yikes! This world can only handle one me! lol
I've always been open minded and not really been bothered about a lot of stuff. I was raised in a traditional culture but when I came to America, straight to college, I met so many different people that it influenced my thinking. Also, living in NYC, you are exposed to such a mixed bag, it tends to rub off on you. To the pp who said 'illegal aliens', for a minute I thought you meant real aliens. I think they are more likely to be referred to as undocumented immigrants.
@bRooklynRocks: To the pp who said 'illegal aliens', for a minute I thought you meant real aliens. I think they are more likely to be referred to as undocumented immigrants.
Not to mention the fact that you're more likely to run into an uninsured driver that IS documented than not. Trust me, I represent hundreds (if not thousands) of undocumented residents that are facing jail time for driving without a license. Maybe 10% of them don't have insurance. Having insurance is something they're quite proud of, actually.
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I thought i would post this as a fun thread ... I just answered a question about couples that don't get married until they have had a few children and the flack they catch for waiting. I was surprised to find that if i thought back .. when i was 18 i would have found that completely out of line ... but now i'm more to each his own. Do YOU think you've become LESS socially conservative as you got older or MORE ??