I had an interesting e-mail this morning. It's one of those "Will you link to me? I'll link to you" messages, but unlike the usual spam, the URL took me to what appears to be a real blog.
The interesting thing is the message itself:
I like your blog. We seem to have the same views. I'm a conservative,
pro-gun, anti-illegal-alien cop...
Hmm. I'm a flaming liberal, I hate guns, and while I won't describe myself as pro-illegal alien (that's sort of like using "pro-abortion" instead of "pro-choice"), I think we need pragmatic and compassionate immigration reform.
I do respect police officers, but really, I suspect that the only thing this blogger and I have in common is that we both have dogs. Which isn't to say he's not a great guy...some of my best friends are right wing gun nuts, and I say that with affection. (They think I'm a kooky hippie.)
I wonder, though, if this blogger ever actually read anything I wrote. Granted, I haven't blogged much over the last few months, and I don't wear my political heart on my sleeve (I don't generally care to read political rants, so I don't often make them...there's enough screaming in the world without my adding to it), so what could I have said to make him think I'd share his views?
Maybe I'm judged by the company I keep. I know there are a lot of political blogs on mu.nu, and all the ones I've seen lean right.
I feel like I need to correct the public record, somehow. So:
From the The Political Compass, I score an Economic Left/Right of -4.75, and a Social Libertarian/Authoritarian -5.13. (That puts me somewhere near the Dalai Lama, but I bet not near my new blogger friend.)
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