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BeachSt March 21st, 2026 5:58pm

Do you feel like your core political views/beliefs have changed after being on this app or that you've become more extreme in your beliefs?

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debob texas
Today: 12:42 am

I have just grown to check more sources but my thinking has not changed.

suppressedID destiny is right now
Mar 21, 8:34 pm

I've changed some viewpoints, I've solidified others.

One thing this app has done for me is make me eternally grateful for leaving the GOP before it went completely over to MAGA.

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RedHotJag Northern California
Mar 21, 8:32 pm

Both answers not my choice. Worded wrong !

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BudaBobNu
Mar 21, 9:47 pm

True. The options were so poor. I suppose Extreme was chosen by the Author if one disagreed with his Growth premise, then one must be extreme. FFS

gjvstrom Washington State
Mar 21, 8:20 pm

It isn’t this app. The far left and their violence have turned me to not open to their BS. No exceptions. I won’t even listen to a democrat no matter how good they seem. No help no quarter.

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jen2214 Ohio
Mar 21, 9:02 pm

Yep, I agree 100%! ๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿ‘

political Georgia
Mar 21, 7:49 pm

Can’t remember when I engaged or saw a genuine debate on the app

lapleopard
Mar 21, 6:59 pm

Neither. They simply haven’t changed.

Grimmy13 Palehorse
Mar 21, 6:41 pm

I would call it growth, but pretty much want the vast majority of politicians and career bureaucrats tarred and feathered, as a start

PollyWogg Being Green
Mar 21, 6:22 pm

I will say this, the most vocal people are either unimaginably hate filled and confused or Trolls. Real people aren’t as nasty as that.

CudOfCow Oregon
Mar 21, 5:41 pm

They have changed. I'm not so sure its because of this app or if my political beliefs have just changed over time. I'm sure there has been some influence from this app. I think my attitude toward religion has gotten more hostile, and for good reason.

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Liberty 4,032,064
Mar 21, 4:34 pm

It’s kinda like replaying my a video game that you’ve already won multiple times. It’s hard to find something genuinely engaging in regard to anything serious.

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MrsCrayonWax Bethesda
Mar 21, 4:31 pm

I’m now an independent that leans right.

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passionpolitics
Mar 21, 4:24 pm

They’ve remained pretty much the same.

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FATSHADOW Cyborg Gorilla
Mar 21, 3:58 pm

I dont think this app has changed me either way. I have gone from politically moderate that saw the two parties as counter-productive 20yrs ago, to more of an “us vs them” mentality where I see both sides as parasites that will never be beneficial to anyone other than the individuals and groups that that own them.

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bartman71 USW
Mar 21, 3:47 pm

A bit of both. But, I lean stronger in my beliefs.

MAGADREAMTEAM PURE BLOOD
Mar 21, 3:44 pm

Growth in the way that I’m more certain that the left is Evil and mentally unstable.n๐Ÿ‘

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TrumpWon2024
Mar 21, 3:41 pm

the depth of retardation on the left has made me contemptuous of them, not just mildly disagree with them as back in 2010. people here have made me think leftists truly are satanists.

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PollyWogg Being Green
Mar 21, 6:17 pm

If you have a soul, you should take better care of it.

TrumpWon2024
Mar 21, 6:44 pm

lol ok retarded satanist, great advice. ๐Ÿ™„

TrumpWon2024
Mar 21, 8:15 pm

mmkay degenerate school shooter

PollyWogg Being Green
Mar 21, 8:54 pm

Why are you lashing out in such an unimaginative manner?
Not a good look if you want to be taken seriously.

ozzy
Mar 21, 3:38 pm

The left does not even discuss issues anymore. It’s just TDS, hate and anything to attack trump or trump supporters. There is no lane to growth with them.

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bartman71 USW
Mar 21, 3:46 pm

Just as Trump supporters, from the beginning, have always attacked the "left".

ozzy
Mar 21, 4:04 pm

Not attacked, pointed out their behavior

MrsCrayonWax Bethesda
Mar 21, 4:30 pm

But you label anyone who disagrees with Trump as a leftist.

KellyDimples NJ
Mar 21, 3:25 pm

It’s helped solidify my genuine dislike of the other side, and my thinking that they are completely out of their minds.

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DTinCA Lorem Ipsum
Mar 21, 3:07 pm

Growth. I now know there is far more distrust and hate in America than i ever would have imagined. I’ve been surprised to learn so much of America is stuck in 1955. I thought we had grown as a nation. It’s sad to realize we have not.

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cowboy Evil will not prevail
Mar 21, 2:41 pm

I haven’t changed. Democrats have gone far left.

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Ebola007 Florida
Mar 21, 2:06 pm

Neither.

But my core beliefs have been confirmed by my own research.

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DTinCA Lorem Ipsum
Mar 21, 3:02 pm

Same for me.

Jillellen Georgia
Mar 21, 1:11 pm

Neither, but that’s not a choice.

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LibertyWatch000 Ohio
Mar 21, 1:09 pm

This app has had no affect.

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Odysseus We All Need A Fantasy
Mar 21, 12:40 pm

When I first started on SoH I was a fiscally conservative registered Republican.

Since the MAGA movement, I have renounced my Republican allegiance and I am now an Independent who votes mostly for Democrats even though I disagree with much of what Democrats stand for.

MAGA represents a dangerous anti democratic, anti Constitution ideology that has become an existential threat to America.

I am a student of history and I see a rising tide of fascism in America and around the world that is very reminiscent of the 1930’s in Europe.

Fascism and religious zealotry is driving the world to the brink of Armageddon.

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ThePeej75
Mar 21, 3:32 pm

I would heavily read what you said if you switched the parties with the descriptions.

I would have to say that the Democratic Party has been more inclined toward fascism than the Republican party.

The country massively divided during Obama's time which gave rise to the MAGA movement with Donald Trump.

ThePeej75
Mar 21, 3:33 pm

I would have to word your statement to say this:
The left represents a dangerous anti democratic, anti Constitution ideology that has become an existential threat to America.

ThePeej75
Mar 21, 3:35 pm

However I do believe that America is strong enough to survive and the existential threat verbiage is too extreme.

ozzy
Mar 21, 3:40 pm

You missed the fascism from the left, and misidentified maga as fascism. Hmmm. Sad

ozzy
Mar 21, 3:41 pm

I’ve heard this same sad tale from several hard lefties and it is difficult to believe that they/you were ever a conservative republican.

ThePeej75
Mar 21, 3:42 pm

I used to be a very left-leaning liberal.
People change. It is most definitely possible.

ozzy
Mar 21, 4:04 pm

The hard left are actually il-liberal

MrsCrayonWax Bethesda
Mar 21, 4:31 pm

So what you’re saying is you have not change, Ozzy.

HoosierFan In my opinion.
Mar 21, 4:35 pm

Ody, what specifically do you disagree with Democrats about?

I ask as an independent who agrees with Democrats on most things. I’m curious to see if the things you disagree with, are things I agree with, or things that I would not consider Democratic policies.

shygal47 Florida east coast
Mar 21, 12:20 pm

My core political beliefs are the same as they were in the Sixties, mellower.
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retro2 San Francisco
Mar 21, 11:13 am

Neither. I am comfortable in my belief in the limited role of government and self-reliance. That hasn't changed since high school, more than 70 years ago. It was the 1st yr of the Eisenhower presidency.

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bucktheharry
Mar 21, 11:10 am

Neither.

My beliefs are not based on debating people, they are based on research, reflection, and reason. Those do not change because someone made a good point online. I would suggest if that is how you determined your beliefs, they are more like whims than core fundamental beliefs about how the world works.

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Texas1 did not proofread
Mar 21, 11:00 am

Definitely solidified that I’ll never be a democrat.

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