Do you fall firmly on one side of an issue, or can there be grey areas?

It’s funny I think most will select the “viable argument” option but the reality on SW is shrill polarization and the oppression of opposing views. Indeed LinkedIn is now that way, even though it’s supposed to be expressly a-political and not about social causes. That gets me into how it seems to work for a company one must also agree with their social-political views, which is also a pretty severe transgression of freedoms of choice. Oh well.

I am more conservative than many of my colleagues in academia, but I am more liberal than many members of my church.

I sometimes scratch my head and wonder whether those two groups could possibly have a conversation with each other.

It's not wrong to see gray areas and acknowledge that neither side has it completely right, but it's also not wrong to stand for something firmly. I don't accept gray areas when it comes to my sexual orientation and desire to be treated like anyone else. My humanity isn't up for debate. But when it comes to something like abortion, I understand the ways in which the issue is messy and it's not as simple as "all or nothing". Sometimes compromise is necessary and sometimes compromising is unacceptable (e.g. "separate but equal" was a compromise and it was a failure). I don't have all the answers to which issue falls under which category, but that's what life is for--figuring that out.

politics on similar worlds is an hot potato and what ever you say you seem to upset one side or the other political spectrum as i have found out to my cost on many occasions[uncalled4]

I'm very much of a both sides person, which ironically mans I have to keep my opinions to myself a lot of the time.

Some issues I am 100% sure of my values. Others are more complex, and I am ambivalent, and make compromises.

Some of both.
Some positions are immutable
Some positions are more flexible

This poll is too polar.

I see so many different sides of an issue I confuse myself

I think balanced perspective is important

Once I make up my mind on something it is usually because I've looked into the issue and thought about it long and hard.

Issues such as same sex marriage, LGBTQ+ rights, and abortion for example only have two sides but political party and religious affiliation tend to be on a spectrum.

On some issues I see both sides.

Where I come from most of us fall firmly on one side of an issue with no wiggle room. People who see both sides or invent grey areas are usually suspect.

I can usually argue both sides or several sides of an issue, but I do choose my position based on the evidence I believe.

I generally have firmed up opinions on what I choose. I don’t subscribe to a “party” and run 100% on the issues though.

I’d say most is grey area, but there are some topics for me that are black and white / crystal clear as to right and wrong.

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I mostly fall in the grey area but I am open to learning and seeing things from a different perspective

Honestly it depends on the issue. On the abortion issue, for example, I’m solidly pro-choice, which is not pro-abortion, (I wouldn’t have one). I believe only the pregnant woman can decide, and no one who isn’t planning to pay her doctors bills or raise any children she bears should have any say. I feel very strongly about that. Someone who claims to be pro-life, has adopted or who regularly fosters children, and is anti-death penalty is someone whose consistency I can at least respect. But I still disagree with making abortions illegal.

My mind is made up no sitting on the fence

Grey of all shades!

Depends. Most Republican ideas these days are radical.

It’s easy to change someone’s political stance on the internet. 🤣

Both sides. Especially in today's hostile political environment. 🙄

It really depends on the issue. For example, I understand people who have a moral objection to abortion, because we are talking about a potential person. But at the same time, whether I agree with the decision to have one, I will defend that right to the death.

Funnily enough. I'm gonna take the middle ground between the two options in your poll.

It really just depends on what the argument is. There are some things that aren't negotiable.