hypercrites

Wasn't you a Democrat at one time? I am an Independent because I have voted for Republican many times, but not any since your party went bigoted and crazy.

So you call yourself an independent now because in the past you have voted for Republicans.  Seems odd.  Do you also call yourself middle-aged because it's halfway between infancy and elderly?  To be honest you should associate yourself with which ever political party best fits your worldview TODAY.

Yes, I was a Democrat in my teens and twenties.  As I explained before, it was largely from ignorance.  As a young man I didn't give-a-hoot about politics or culture and my political beliefs were driven by emotion and a severe lack of knowledge and understanding about mankind and history.  Once I allowed myself to truly consider other points-of-view and I started looking beyond just the intentions of government programs and started examining the unintended consequences, the shine came off progressive thought rather quickly.