I don't know that asking them to clarify would do any good. If they haven't given a lot of thought to the things they've integrated into the core of their identity (such as political affiliations fed to them mamabird-style by Conservative ideologues), odds are they won't be able to explain them particularly well, either.
After all, it's not like they're gonna answer, "Well, actually, I don't mean a real Federalist..."
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Date: 2009-01-12 03:15 am (UTC)From:After all, it's not like they're gonna answer, "Well, actually, I don't mean a real Federalist..."