# Is this a Conservative or Liberal Forum? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 26, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783 "2009-08-26T16:50:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/1 "2009-08-26T16:50:06Z")
Overall in your opinion is this forum inclined toward conservatism or liberalism? ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/2 "2009-08-26T16:53:00Z")
There are a lot more liberal posters in the political section of this message board than there are conservative posters. We have some quite prolific conservative posters though, so the arguments are rarely completely one-sided. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/3 "2009-08-26T16:59:57Z")
It seems mostly liberal, with a few very ‘visible’ conservatives. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/4 "2009-08-26T17:05:12Z")
Politics has never really come up. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/5 "2009-08-26T17:27:30Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Politics has never really come up. And on the few occasions that it has, there’s very little partisan bickering. People are generally able to amicably come to a consensus opinion very quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/6 "2009-08-26T17:31:04Z")
We don’t talk politics or make any other personal judgements here so it is impossible to tell. Almost everyone is completely mellow and accepting of others and listens intently to their viewpoints and integrates them into their own. However, there are a disproportionate number of libertarians on this board compared to society as a whole. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/7 "2009-08-26T17:35:50Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > And on the few occasions that it has, there’s very little partisan bickering. People are generally able to amicably come to a consensus opinion very quickly. Furthermore, it is not uncommon for a liberal to be persuaded to switch parties after reading posts by some of our more eloquent conservatives; and vice versa. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/8 "2009-08-26T17:50:57Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Furthermore, it is not uncommon for a liberal to be persuaded to switch parties after reading posts by some of our more eloquent conservatives; and vice versa. _whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh_ It’s a liberal board with enough mouthy conservatives and moderates to keep things honest (mostly). ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/9 "2009-08-26T18:20:11Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Furthermore, it is not uncommon for a liberal to be persuaded to switch parties after reading posts by some of our more eloquent conservatives; and vice versa. True. I often switch parties every other day and sometimes several times a day just depending on which threads I click on. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/10 "2009-08-26T18:23:04Z")
I daresay people have switched panties one or more times a day due to threads they clicked on. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/11 "2009-08-26T18:40:57Z")
It’s liberal, though I think there is a solid contingent of conservatives and quite a wide range of just how “liberal” the liberal posters are. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/12 "2009-08-26T19:56:55Z")
Someone posted this question a few months back, if not a whole year, and the best answer seemed to be that it’s clearly liberal if you’re in the US and somewhat less so if you’re in another English-speaking country. Obviously it depends on the issue. Health care, guns and reproduction do tend to create schisms. I’m also slightly surprised by some of the posts in forums about modern art, philosophy and women’s sexuality. Make me think I’ve stumbled onto a religious site or Askmen or something. ETA with that holy trinity of GD fodder, it can be hard to tell what the majority view of Dopers is since the ones willing to slog through 10 pages of arguments tend to be the most passionate from each side. ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/13 "2009-08-26T20:20:00Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > _whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh_ > > It’s a liberal board with enough mouthy conservatives and moderates to keep things honest (mostly). Is there some corollary to Gaudere’s law where the person calling whoosh is whooshed? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/14 "2009-08-26T20:31:32Z")
There is no poster on this board named “Conservative.” Make of that what you will. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/15 "2009-08-26T20:33:57Z")
> [@Taber](#): > > Is there some corollary to Gaudere’s law where the person calling whoosh is whooshed? I’m pretty sure she was serious about that. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/16 "2009-08-26T20:35:55Z")
> [@Taber](#): > > Is there some corollary to Gaudere’s law where the person calling whoosh is whooshed? Quick - claim it as **Tabers Corollary** since you brought it up. _“As the length of a satirical thread increases the probability of someone taking it on face value approaches one”_ Or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/17 "2009-08-26T20:38:31Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I’m pretty sure she was serious about that. I’m pretty sure you’re alone in that opinion. Let’s take another poll. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/18 "2009-08-26T20:39:44Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I’m pretty sure you’re alone in that opinion. Let’s take another poll. Let’s not, and say we did. Look! Shiny! _jingles keys_ ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/19 "2009-08-26T20:40:40Z")
I wonder sometimes if the more politically-minded posters here are representative of the board population at large. That group definitely leans left, but they don’t speak for all of us. ---
**Author:** ![LonghornDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@LonghornDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonghornDave)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783/20 "2009-08-26T21:43:54Z")
I think the board would more correctly be called a Democratic leaning board than liberal or conservative. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783.md?page=2)