All about yourself!

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Age: 16
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic compostion: Caucasian
Religion: Congregationalist
Height: Tall
Weight: Not fat
Location: Connecticut
Where you were born: Danbury Hospital
Occupation: Student
Person you most admire: My grandfather
Favorite Band: Hard to say.  Either Brooks & Dunn or Keith Urban, I guess.
Favorite President: Bill Clinton
Favorite Sports team: Bridgeport Bluefish, but I don't really care about sports that much.
Your other interests: Art, writing my novel, debating, reading

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I never filled out this dang thing, did I?

Age: 16 (17 next month)
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic composition: Whitey
Religion: Protestant - Congregationalist with Progressive Christian views
Political Orientation: Progressive/New Democrat
Height: Don't know
Weight: Don't know
Location: Connecticut
Where you were born: Connecticut
Occupation: Student
Person you most admire: My grandfather
Favorite Band: Alabama
Favorite President: Bill Clinton
Favorite Sports team: Don't watch sports.
Your other interests: Art and writing

EDIT: Apparently I did fill this out.  Lol.

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I never filled out this dang thing, did I?

Age: 16 (17 next month)
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic composition: Whitey
Religion: Protestant - Congregationalist with Progressive Christian views
Political Orientation: Progressive/New Democrat
Height: Don't know
Weight: Don't know
Location: Connecticut
Where you were born: Connecticut
Occupation: Student
Person you most admire: My grandfather
Favorite Band: Alabama
Favorite President: Bill Clinton
Favorite Sports team: Don't watch sports.
Your other interests: Art and writing

EDIT: Apparently I did fill this out.  Lol.

May I ask where you're from in Connecticut? Perhaps you are the third Connecticut Democrat on this forum from the same town -

Fairfield County.  I don't reveal my town, though.   Sorry.

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Oh, people are doing these again.

Age: 17
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Whitey
Religion: Congregationalist/United Church of Christ
Height: Don't know
Weight: Don't know
Location: Fairfield County, CT
Occupation: Student
People you admire: My grandfather
Favourite Band: Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Alabama (pretty much any country artist, except for Taylor Swift)
Favourite Politican: Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Bernie Sanders, Dennis Kucinich
Favourite President: Bill Clinton, John F. Kennedy
Favourite Sports Team: Neutral
Favourite TV Shows: The Office, Parks and Recreation, Daily Show, Colbert Report, John Adams (miniseries)
Favourite Movies: Recount, Superbad, Oh, God!, The Power of Nightmares
Favourite Videogames: Team Fortress 2, Star Wars: Battlefront
Favourite Books: The Bible, My Life, The Bridges of Madison County
Interests: Politics, art, writing, biking, jogging, swimming

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Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic compostion: White
Religion: Catholic
Height: 5'7
Weight: not sure but 110+
Location: CT
Where you were born: CT
Occupation: Student
Person you most admire: Parents
Favorite Band: Paramore
Favorite President: Erm.. Obama
Favorite Sports team: RED SOXXXXX

Welcome to the board!

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Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race/ethnic compostion: Caucasian  
Religion: I'm a believer.
Location: Morgantown, WV
Where you were born: Stroudsburg, PA
Occupation: Undergraduate Student
Person you most admire: My parents, and my sister
Favorite Band: Train ( though my favorite genre is Country)
Favorite President: Ronald Reagan
Favorite Sports team: West Virginia Mountaineers! Country Roads baby!
Your other interests: Sports, history, girls, having a wild time.

Welcome.

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Update.  Few things have changed.

Age: 18
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Whitey
Religion: Evangelical Lutheran
Height: Don't know
Weight: Don't know
Location: Fairfield County, CT
Occupation: Student
People you admire: My grandfather
Favourite Band: Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Dustin Lynch, Florida-Georgia Line
Favourite Politican: Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Mark Begich, Bernie Sanders, Dennis Kucinich
Favourite President: Bill Clinton, John F. Kennedy
Favourite Sports Team: Neutral
Favourite TV Shows: The Office, Parks and Recreation, Daily Show, Colbert Report
Favourite Movies: Recount, Primary Colors, Oh, God!, The Power of Nightmares, Lincoln
Favourite Videogames: Team Fortress 2, Star Wars: Battlefront, Tetris
Favourite Books: The Bible, My Life, The Bridges of Madison County, Jesus Was A Liberal, Kissing Fish: Christianity for people who don't like Christianity
Interests: Politics, art, writing, biking, jogging, swimming

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Age: 18

Gender: Male, obviously. I'm an Atlas poster.

Race/ethnicity: White

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran

Height: 5'something.

Weight: Don't know.  I don't usually check.

Location: CT (town is fairly obvious for those of you who know me)

Where you were born: Danbury, CT

Occupation: Student

Person you most admire: Grandfather, Jimmy Carter

Favorite President: Clinton, FDR, Kennedy, Lincoln

Political Orientation: Moderate Dem with ordoliberal, populist, and libertarian leanings

Favorite Musician(s) Kenny Chesney, Dustin Lynch, Florida-Georgia Line, Dixie Chicks

Favorite Sports team: Don't care.

Favorite Book: Kissing Fish: Christianity for people who don't like Christianity by Roger Wolsey

Favorite Show: I usually have either news, movies, or music videos on all day.

Favorite Movie: Recount, Hemingway and Gellhorn, Primary Colors

Other interests: Religion, writing, philosophy, exercising, biking

Favorite person on Atlas: Nix, Napoleon, Snowstalker, Tmthforu94, Miles, Sjoyce, Oakvale, 20RP12, Clarence, Wolfentoad

Least Favorite person on Atlas: I don't really dislike anyone in particular, but I do occasionally get annoyed when I see someone make strawman arguments or personal attacks.  The trolls piss me off too, of course.

Favorite color: Earthy colors.  No single color in particular.

Do you live by yourself: Nope, with my parents.

Do you have any siblings? No.

Relationship status? Single.

What year did you join Atlas? Summer 2011.

Do you have any nieces, nephews? Nope.

Have you ever been attracted to someone of the same sex? No.

If you could pick your own nationality, what nationality would you pick? skinhead pls go

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I have had many "Paulgasms" upon listening to speeches by Ron and Rand Paul.

what

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Age: 18

Gender: Male

Race/ethnicity: Polish, Norwegian, Scottish

Religion: Honestly, I struggle with this question now.  Technically, I was baptized in the United Church of Christ, and technically, I go to ELCA Lutheran Church.  I started associating myself more with the ELCA last December, but the UCC's activism on civil rights issues is luring me back to them.  Should I ever join a ministry, I'll most likely be ordained in the UCC and join a congregation that's vocal on civil rights issues.

Location: Sandy Hook, CT

Where you were born: Danbury, CT

Occupation: Unemployed

Person you most admire: My late father and grandfather

Favorite President: Bill Clinton

Political Orientation: Centrist Democrat

Favorite Musician(s): Alabama, George Strait, Kenny Chesney

Favorite Sports team: None, really

Favorite Book: Kissing Fish: Christianity for people who don't like Christianity

Favorite Show: I don't watch TV much these days, except for whatever's on the news.

Favorite Movie: Primary Colors

Other interests: Nature, cycling, hiking, traveling, writing, reading

Favorite person on Atlas: Nix, Miles, Tmthforu94, Nathan - too many to name!

Favorite color: Blue, green - anything "earthy," really

Do you live by yourself: No, currently living with my mother

Do you have any siblings? No.

Relationship status? Single

What year did you join Atlas? 2011

Do you have any nieces, nephews? No.

Have you ever been attracted to someone of the same sex? Not in a sexual way, no.

If you could pick your own nationality, what nationality would you pick? This question still baffles me.

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I know I did one of these three or four months ago, but I don't have much better to do, so here we go.


Age: 18 (19 next month)
Gender: Male
Race/ethnicity: Caucasian
Religion: Congregationalist (Methodist beliefs)
Height: 6'0 (guessing)
Weight: 118 (guessing)
Location: Sandy Hook, CT
Where you were born: Danbury, CT
Occupation: Church volunteer
People/Intellectuals you most admire: John Wesley, Pope Francis, Martin Luther King, Jr., Walter Rauschenbusch
Favorite President: Bill Clinton, FDR
Political Orientation: Christian Democrat/Center-Leftist
Favorite Musician(s): Alabama, Kenny Chesney, Nickel Creek
Favorite Sports team: None
Favorite Books: Kissing Fish, The Case for God
Favorite Show: Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman
Favorite Movies: Machete, Primary Colors
Other interests/hobbies: Theology, Exercise, Biking
Favorite color: Burgundy red
Do you live by yourself: I live with my mother.
Do you have any siblings? No.
Relationship status? Single.
What year did you join Atlas? Summer 2011
Do you have any nieces, nephews? No.
Have you ever been attracted to someone of the same sex? Not sexually.
If you could pick your own nationality, what nationality would you pick? Human.

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Where you were born: Honolulu, Hawaii

Your birth certificate, plz.

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Since so much has changed for me the last few months...

Age: 19 (20 in November)

Gender: Male, genderfluid

Race/ethnicity: Caucasian

Religion: UCC/Methodist

Location: Salisbury, NC

Where you were born: Danbury, CT

Occupation: College student, transcriptionist

Political figure you most admire: Desmond Tutu

Favorite President: Thomas Jefferson

Political Orientation: Center-left

Favorite Musician(s): Alabama, Kenny Chesney, Jackson Browne, Audio Adrenaline, Nirvana, Phil Collins

Favorite Books:
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
A Theology for the Social Gospel by Walter Rauschenbusch
Familiar Stranger: An Introduction to Jesus of Nazareth by Michael McClymond
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

Favorite Shows: The Boondocks, Impractical Jokers, The Middle, Louie, Clone High

Favorite Movies: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Rocky, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, American Pie, Philadelphia

Other interests: Religion, philosophy, spirituality, meditation

Favorite color: Green

Do you live by yourself?  No

Do you have any siblings?  No

Relationship status?  Single

What year did you join Atlas?  2011

Do you have any nieces, nephews?  No

Have you ever been attracted to someone of the same sex?  No

If you could pick your own nationality, what nationality would you pick?  The one I have now.

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A lot has changed.

Age: 21
Gender: Male (I technically consider myself genderfluid, but it's not very important to me)
Height, Weight: 5'10, I think?  Weight... I never remember.  Average body type, I guess.
Race: White
Religion: Technically I'm still in the UCC, but I will likely join the Episcopal Church in the near future.  Let's just say, liberal Anglican.
Language(s): English, some Norwegian, little Swedish
Hometown: Newtown, CT
Current location: Virginia Beach, VA
Favorite color: Varies.  Let's go with red.
Favorite sports team(s): None.  Don't care.
Favorite music genre(s): Ambient/Drone, New Age, black metal, country, classical, punk rock, hard rock
Interests: Since I have so much free time these days, I devote a lot of time to studying languages, writing (mostly poetry), and creating drone tracks in GarageBand.
Siblings: None
Joined Atlas: 2011 (originally)
If I could choose a nationality: I like my nationalities. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Hate to break it to you but castrati voices are so massively out of favour (because of the obvious moral implications) that you will not be able to sing before the Pope and all this will be in vain.

I really had no idea what a "castrati" is before looking it up just now.

Learning is fun.

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We're just curious why you want to have your testicles removed.  With all due respect, is this for a fetish or something else?

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Welcome back, Carl!

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Update, I guess.

Age: 22
Gender: Let's just say male.
Sex: Straight
Height: 5'10"
Weight: That's not polite to ask, dear.
Ethnicity: White
Religion: Universalist Anglican
Language(s): English, some Norwegian, some Swedish
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Hometown: Newtown, CT
Occupation: Freelance transcriptionist
Political orientation: Social democrat, civil libertarian, left-wing nationalist
Favorite Book(s): Mere Christianity, Walden, The Case for God, The Stranger, Fairenheit 451, Self-Reliance, The October Country, Ethan Frome, Starship Troopers
Favorite Show(s): Shark Tank, The Bill Press Show, Daria, The Thom Hartmann Program, South Park
Favorite Movie(s): The Crow, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Mean Girls, Beetlejuice, Carrie (original version, not the crappy remake), Flesh for Frankenstein, Edward Scissorhands
Favorite Band(s): Burzum, Blutengel, Marilyn Manson, Black Sabbath, Nirvana, Sirenia, The Cure, Nightwish, Hawthorne Heights, Green Day, Queen, Iron Maiden, Mayhem, L7, David Bowie, King Diamond
Other interests not involving politics: History, Philosophy, Poetry, Composing music, Writing, Painting
Favorite color: Green or black
Favorite video game: Life is Strange
Favorite President: FDR
Worst president: Ronald Reagan

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Worst president: Ronald Reagan

Worse than James Buchanan? Your criteria are... strange.

I would argue that Reagan's damage has had a longer lasting impact.

(Objectively, the worst president was probably either Buchanan or John Tyler.  Or Pierce.)

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Age:
Gender:
Race/ethnic composition: Whit
Religion: [is] stupid
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 127lb.
Location: Aleppo
Where you were born: Aleppo
Occupation: Student
Person you most admire: Jeff sessions is my dady
Favorite Band: Xtrullor
Favorite President: Obama bin laden
Favorite Sports team: the 69ers
Your other interests: Video games are cool

Hi sock

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Why would you choose Atlas of all places to leave your full address?  I mean are you fcking nuts

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Favourite Politicians: Bernie Sanders, Nigel Farage, Tulsi Gabbard.

Interesting combination...

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Age: 23
Birthday: November 12th
Gender: Male
Hair color: Red (naturally dark brown)
Eye color: Green
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 200-ish?
Sexual orientation: Sexually and romantically straight, functionally asexual
Relationship status: Single
Favorite color: Green
Handedness: Right
Race: White
Ancestry: Norwegian, Polish, Dutch, and French
Languages: English, some Norwegian and some Swedish
Religion: Anglicanism (High Church)
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Place of Birth: Danbury, CT
Nationality: American
Occupation: Unemployed
Major: Theology and Philosophy, Sociology
Political party: Registered Democrat
Political ideology: Left-libertarian greenie, with some traditionalist sympathies
Favorite US Presidents: Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR
Favorite political figures (present): Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Jeff Merkley, Tom Udall, Keith Ellison, John Fetterman, Beto O'Rourke
Favorite music genres: Alternative, metal, punk, gothic rock, ambient
Favorite book: The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
Favorite movie: The Crow
Favorite TV show: The Office
Favorite foods: Italian and Southern comfort
Favorite drink: Red wine
Favorite candy: White and dark chocolate
Favorite sports: None (if forced to choose, baseball)
Favorite sports teams: I really don't care, just not the Patriots
Favorite city: Boston, MA
Favorite Country besides US: Norway
Interests: Politics, economics, history, policy, philosophy, religion, art, music making, poetry, painting
Living situation: Living with my mom in a long-stay hotel (hoping to leave this dump soon)
Siblings: None

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Favorite Band: Yellowcard

Huh, never would have guessed you were a fan.

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Update.

Age: 24
Birthday: November 12, 1994
Gender: Male
Sexual orientation: Straight/Demisexual (if the latter counts as an 'orientation')
Race: White
Ethnicity: Norwegian, Dutch, Polish
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Green
Favorite color: Green
Relationship status: Single
Handedess: Right
Languages: English
Religion: Anglicanism/Episcopalian
Height: 5'10
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Where was I born: Danbury, CT (raised in Newtown)
Siblings: None
Favorite movies: The Crow, Boys Don't Cry, American History X, Lincoln, The Craft, The Shining, Thinner, Carrie (original version)
Favorite TV shows: The Office, South Park, Family Guy, American Dad, House, Real Time with Bill Maher
Favorite podcasts/radio shows: Chapo Trap House, The RobCast, The Thom Hartmann Program, The David Pakman Show, Pod Save America, Democracy Now
Favorite bands: The Cure, Boards of Canada, Burzum, Hawthorne Heights, Nirvana, Paramore
Favorite sports team: Couldn't care less about sports
Favorite food: Italian, Southern comfort
Occupation: None
Party: Democratic
Favorite city: None, I'm a small town/countryside person
Favorite president: Thomas Jefferson
Most underrated president: James A. Garfield
Ideology: Green libertarian, non-interventionist on foreign policy with some nationalist sympathies
Favorite politicians: Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Jeff Merkley, Jared Polis, Tammy Baldwin, Beto O'Rourke, Sherrod Brown, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, Mark Pocan, Raúl Grijalva, Barbara Lee
Other interests: Theology, philosophy, art, music