birdog1960 Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 was at at a dinner party recently when a poltical discussion started. the women all saw trouble coming and went in another room. one of the guys began spouting the standard hannity fare of liberal media, entitlement mentality, get what they deserve etc, etc, etc. i interjected that before we went any further, he should be aware that i held very different views on everything he mentioned and that i was a liberal. he then asked me two questions: do you own a gun? and, do you own a bible? when i answered yes to both he told me i wasn't a liberal. so what do you all think of this litmus test? personally, i had to laugh and tried to change the subject to football, thankfully, with some success.
3rdnlng Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 was at at a dinner party recently when a poltical discussion started. the women all saw trouble coming and went in another room. one of the guys began spouting the standard hannity fare of liberal media, entitlement mentality, get what they deserve etc, etc, etc. i interjected that before we went any further, he should be aware that i held very different views on everything he mentioned and that i was a liberal. he then asked me two questions: do you own a gun? and, do you own a bible? when i answered yes to both he told me i wasn't a liberal. so what do you all think of this litmus test? personally, i had to laugh and tried to change the subject to football, thankfully, with some success. I think a better litmus test would be to ask them if they had a hammer and a sickle.
Koko78 Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 was at at a dinner party recently when a poltical discussion started. the women all saw trouble coming and went in another room. one of the guys began spouting the standard hannity fare of liberal media, entitlement mentality, get what they deserve etc, etc, etc. i interjected that before we went any further, he should be aware that i held very different views on everything he mentioned and that i was a liberal. he then asked me two questions: do you own a gun? and, do you own a bible? when i answered yes to both he told me i wasn't a liberal. so what do you all think of this litmus test? personally, i had to laugh and tried to change the subject to football, thankfully, with some success. Clearly you're just a toothless hillbilly redneck clinging to your guns and your bible masquerading as a liberal for clearly racist purposes. You, sir, have not only failed the liberal litmus test, but you also fail at life. ...or that guy is a freakin' moron if he believes that owning guns and believing in God have anything to do with core political beliefs. Either way.
DC Tom Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 was at at a dinner party recently when a poltical discussion started. the women all saw trouble coming and went in another room. one of the guys began spouting the standard hannity fare of liberal media, entitlement mentality, get what they deserve etc, etc, etc. i interjected that before we went any further, he should be aware that i held very different views on everything he mentioned and that i was a liberal. he then asked me two questions: do you own a gun? and, do you own a bible? when i answered yes to both he told me i wasn't a liberal. so what do you all think of this litmus test? personally, i had to laugh and tried to change the subject to football, thankfully, with some success. I own a Bible, no gun. Guess I'm more liberal than you. I also own a Koran (15th century, illuminated, from Bokhara apparently. Very nice.) Don't know what that makes me. I think your friend's a knucklehead.
Koko78 Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I also own a Koran (15th century, illuminated, from Bokhara apparently. Very nice.) Don't know what that makes me. A terrorist?
birdog1960 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Posted February 2, 2012 I think a better litmus test would be to ask them if they had a hammer and a sickle. geez, maybe i better rethink how i characterize myself. I own a Bible, no gun. Guess I'm more liberal than you. I also own a Koran (15th century, illuminated, from Bokhara apparently. Very nice.) Don't know what that makes me. I think your friend's a knucklehead. confused. not a friend. a friends new husband. poor her.
KD in CA Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I thought the liberal litmus test was the refusal to hold people responsible for their own actions.
LeviF Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I was having a similar discussion with a friend the other day, only we were trying to figure out what the best litmus test for a free society is. We kept coming back to the right to end one's own life. Back on topic, I think what your friend's husband was talking about was more of a litmus test for leftism. Looks like I might have to resurrect my PPP PSA pretty soon.
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 and all along I thought the liberal litmus test was blaming everyone else for your failures including the evil rich 1%, while demanding that everyone pays their fare share to be re-distributed to those who need it most. And if you disagree your a racist. But to the OP your friend is clearly confused thats it's possible that there people who share things in common that he likes, that have different political views.
Chef Jim Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) was at at a dinner party recently when a poltical discussion started. the women all saw trouble coming and went in another room. one of the guys began spouting the standard hannity fare of liberal media, entitlement mentality, get what they deserve etc, etc, etc. i interjected that before we went any further, he should be aware that i held very different views on everything he mentioned and that i was a liberal. he then asked me two questions: do you own a gun? and, do you own a bible? when i answered yes to both he told me i wasn't a liberal. so what do you all think of this litmus test? personally, i had to laugh and tried to change the subject to football, thankfully, with some success. Guy sounds like and idiot so the fact that you've chosen him as a friend makes great sense to me. Oh and I don't own a bible or a gun or believe in god but I'm pretty far to the right. Edited February 2, 2012 by Chef Jim
LeviF Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Oh and I don't own a bible or a gun or believe in god but I'm pretty far to the right. Yeah, but you live in SF. Bet you can't even buy a bible in SF (never mind guns).
/dev/null Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I own neither a gun nor a copy of The Bible. But I do own a chainsaw and a copy of Atlas Shrugged.
Chef Jim Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Yeah, but you live in SF. Bet you can't even buy a bible in SF (never mind guns). Oh you can buy a bible here. You just get stoned walking down the street with it. Or is that from the pot smoke that wafts all through this city?
DC Tom Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I own neither a gun nor a copy of The Bible. But I do own a chainsaw and a copy of Atlas Shrugged. Not unironically, I believe that is the litmus test for a Ron Paul supporter.
whateverdude Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 It depends on the type of gun. Is it an assault style gun? was it given to you? Is it a family heirloom? Do you own it for self defense or hunting, target shooting or is it for decoration or a collectable? Is the gun functional?
Magox Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 I thought the liberal litmus test was the refusal to hold people responsible for their own actions.
whateverdude Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Also, do you own more than one gun? Handgun or long gun? how much ammo do you have on hand? If it is functional how many times have you used it in the last year. Do your friends own guns?
birdog1960 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Posted February 2, 2012 Also, do you own more than one gun? Handgun or long gun? how much ammo do you have on hand? If it is functional how many times have you used it in the last year. Do your friends own guns? he didn't ask. but if i tell ya i have one shotgun, for hunting and clay pigeons and i suppose protection (it's not in my bedroom but if a coyote were killing one of my dogs i'd blow it's head off), and i have a couple boxes of shot (turkey shot and cheap multipurpose for skeet), might i be a liberal or redneck or both? many friends own guns and i haven't shot this year. so what's your decision? i'm interested in your threshold criteria.
Chef Jim Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 i'm interested in your threshold criteria. The content of your PPP posts. That was easy.
/dev/null Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Not unironically, I believe that is the litmus test for a Ron Paul supporter. A book about individual accountability and responsability and a tool that requires responsible use. Maybe you're right
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