tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post116233973009880657..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Coming Out of the Conservative ClosetDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1162684509324699102006-11-04T15:55:00.000-08:002006-11-04T15:55:00.000-08:00Are you hitting on me, anonymous?Are you hitting on me, anonymous?Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1162583821999296952006-11-03T11:57:00.000-08:002006-11-03T11:57:00.000-08:00Try being a conservative on a university campus.Try being a conservative on a university campus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1162400273653831092006-11-01T08:57:00.000-08:002006-11-01T08:57:00.000-08:00I try to be open about being a Republican, at leas...I try to be open about being a Republican, at least around seemingly reasonable coworkers and friends. Hopefully others on the fence can see that it's *OK* to be one. <BR/><BR/>But it's hard, man it's hard. I've had people tell me they don't know anything about history or politics, don't follow current events but in the same breath express shock and dismay that I'm an admitted Repub. <BR/><BR/>It seems to be strictly a cultural prejudice on their part, yet they'll claim that WE are the bigots. It's all kneejerk with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1162349564666922692006-10-31T18:52:00.000-08:002006-10-31T18:52:00.000-08:00You might try telling them that you're rational.Na...You might try telling them that you're rational.<BR/><BR/>Nah, they'd see through that.<BR/><BR/>I point to your comments in the civil rights post as evidence.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1162348828953480762006-10-31T18:40:00.000-08:002006-10-31T18:40:00.000-08:00I am a progressive, and I tell my co-workers that ...I am a progressive, and I tell my co-workers that I am a Republican. I also tell them I’m Catholic (laugh).<BR/><BR/>It all depends on what industry you are in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com