ANSWERS: 60
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Political and social views, yes. If you never have, you're not trying hard enough. ;-)
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Yes, but not as often as for my religious views.
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I've been downrated for almost all my views at one time or another. It doesn't bother me. They are only points.
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i suspect I have.
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On Yahoo! Answers my question were reported (deleted), and account suspended. Here, I've might have been hit a few times, likely by Russian nationalists.
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No, I am not concerned with politics. What will be will be. But I have been DR'ed for plenty. Abortion and suicide mainly.
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Yes: Political, religious, practically all views you can think of.
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Frequently. It's the price you pay on this site for expressing left of centre views.
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I've even been downrated for answering this question and making the mistake of identifying my political stance - left-wing in case the downrater wants to hit me with another -4.
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I have been downrated for my views on the lax gun laws in the US and because I favor a ban on anyone owning guns.
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Yes.
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Quite often, mostly because I am liberal.
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quite a few times Apparently people don't like socialists
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LOL In my time on Answerbag I have been down rated for just about every view and opinion you can imagine.
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i started out on ab answering all questions that were interesting to me~i love the "debate" but there always seems to be d/r with no debate when it comes to topics like: politics, religion, sexual preference, abortion and gun laws......i hate to say it but i tend to "steer clear" of those questions sometimes because the trolls seem to ruin a great debate everytime! it's a shame really....... :(
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Yes, but it doesn't bother me too much.
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sure, but what does it matter? A rating is just someone's opinion, and not everyone is going to agree.
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Y E S ! ! !
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Absolutely, the fact is few people like to face the opinions of others that they in fact view as heretics, politics and/or religion the face of both is the same, and making "OBSERVATIONS" and then explaining those can be a real kick in the keester for some s most like to live in there own world which they have a right to do except when there actions and there world impose upon mine...
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Most people think I am an anarchist when I talk about my political views. I believe that the only government that can stand the test of time and please all people is a government that is a simple set of public services that are paid for by the people voluntarily. I believe that the more localized and less centralized government is the more functional it is. No, I am not a Libertarian either. I have no political affiliation, because there is no party that agrees with me to the extent of deserving my support. I have not been down rated for my views to my knowledge, but I think it is sad that when I mention that I might possibly be in favor of revolution most people probably see me as wanting the impossible. In my opinion there is too much propaganda out there. There is also a lot of silent arguments in politics. A silent argument is when an argument is made without acknowledging other arguments that may weaken or damage it.
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Yes...multiple times...
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Only when I share them.
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Yes, But I stick on to my views..
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Quite frequently. I think it's a sad state of affairs to attempt to downrate people for not sharing the same opinion. People tend to shy away from those questions on account of that.
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i get downrated for ALL my views
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yes just the other day actually but then other ppl agreed so who cares McCain is the past lets welcome what we can only hope will be a better future
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Yeah, it happens to me. Since my political views are mostly superficial, people don't have to work hard to find a problem with them.
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Yes many times.
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Yes I have. I don't get upset by it though. At least I know someone read it LOL! Maybe if they read enough of my posts I might make a dent or at least make them think about their position a little deeper. :)
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Oh, definitely. I get downrated even worse for my religious views, though.
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Oh yes. There are certain things you just can't say.
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I'm always down-rated. I'm the wrong colour, the wrong sex, the wrong nationality, the wrong politics and the wrong religion. But one has to do the best with what one has!
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I don't know but it is possible.
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Yes but only a couple of times and 1or2 points so they are from newbies who haven't really sussed what downrates are all about yet.. Downrates don't mean anything anyway. They are the equivalent of someone standing in the background that you can't even see saying "wrong!" then scurrying away. Funny. All opinions are useful surely? unless they are just nasty and offensive or are unrelated to the question. Maybe if they are incoherrent too. Unless the questioner only wants to hear from people they agree with, should get off answerbag then!
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Yeah, I am sure I have. I don't really know. I haven't paid it that much attention. My answer is my answer. If someone wants to nick some points or add some, fine. Either way my answer won't be affected by the points thing.
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It's always drive by down-raters that don't have the intelligence to answer or comment,
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Yes, but not often. Politics is one sort of question I've avoided.
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Certainly, it is to be expected. It goes back to that Abe Lincoln thin: "You can fool (please)some of the people all of the time, or you can fool (please) all the people some of the time but you can never fool (please) all of the people all of time." One of the first things we learn when developing our minds is that we are tought never to discuss politics or religion in general public or work places and as a result less than 2% of Americans understand either.
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Only a few thousand times.
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I fully expect the Republican Quislings to do so. A small price to pay for the truth.
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Yes.Does it matter?No.
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Yes, but who cares?
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yes, but i expresses them anyway.
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Yes I have as well as sexual, religious and other views. I actually thank them for the DR's lol
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I did. If I say anything about Obama, I get (-5). I did vote for Obama and I am not allowed to criticise him. I really hate when people started worshipping someone and seeing nothing wrong with one person or one party.
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Yes.
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Yes! I have been down rated for being a conservative! I have been down rated for standing up for the torch of LIBERTY! I have been down rated for being a southerner! I have been down rated for being a Christian! There has not been anything on here that I have NOT been down rated on!
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yes
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only by the Republican knuckheads who can't handle the truth
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I'm pretty sure I've been downrated by both liberals and conservatives before.
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Yep... And not usually for those where I take a stand on one side or another, but where I point out the inconsistencies and problems with some of the questions - especially those before the election - and the obvious lies - before and after the election - of BOTH sides. Of course, I also usually state that I'm registered Republican but don't always vote that way. Maybe that's what pisses people off. ;-)
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yep, any opinion that goes against the grain and the dr's come flowing through!
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Many times, but just like our government--I really don't give a sh*t!!!
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OH YES! People don't like to hear my views on abortion because I am 100% against it. I get downrated all the time and I really don't care. Answerbag is just something I take part in to pass the time and enjoy. I personally don't give a crap if I get negative points for pointing out my moral political views. :) +4
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I probably have, but I never notice when these arsehole troll people do it.
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probably, but who cares?
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try writing anything against Obama, I can guarantee you will be downrated by 5. I checked my logs and found whenever I criticise president, it goes down by 5. No doubt people worship him.
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I usually don't get comments as to why I received a DR. chicken, cowards... :) how can anyone DR an opinion anyway? It's not like I'm mistating facts.
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probably, but i don't care
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NO, PEOPLE LISTEN TO ME ALL OVER THE WORLD.
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