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Question: Do you ever support political positions mainly because they seem to really upset folks in the other party?
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Yes
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No
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No, but I tend to be more vocal and/or enthusiastic about my views when they get a reaction from folks on the other side
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No, but the other side's reaction can be a contributing factor if I'm already leaning in that direction
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No, I'm an equal opportunity troll
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Other (please explain)
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Chancellor Tanterterg
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« on: February 04, 2017, 02:11:20 PM »
You know the drill by now.
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« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2017, 02:27:46 PM »
Yeah, sure. Especially if I don't know much about the issue, constituency analysis is my best bet.
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« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2017, 02:41:54 PM »
A mix of 3 and 4. One time someone said that he wanted lower youth turnout so Clinton would win the primaries, and it made me more enthusiastic about voting (though not really about Sanders).
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2017, 10:03:02 AM »
I upset everyone regardless of the position I take.......so, no. 
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« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2017, 10:08:28 AM »
No, that is literally the sign of a stupid person.
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« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2017, 04:48:36 PM »
     Option 4. I try not to pay too much attention to what other people think (really hard to do as you might imagine), but I have sometimes been radicalized on an issue because I thought the other side was being ridiculous.
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« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2017, 05:07:12 PM »
No.
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« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2017, 05:19:38 PM »
Generally (though not in every person) the human impulse is to do the opposite in order to get along
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