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by otreblatercero 2028 days ago
So you think open minded people support prohibition? and I reckon you are against legalization of drugs. That's why you are open minded.
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No, I'm open to discussing it, I haven't decided, I've heard good arguments on both sides.

but, in my experience, most people that put "I'm open minded" in a self description are signaling they believe in certain specific policies and they are actually close minded about whether those policies are good or bad. They've already decided they are good and won't consider (have an open mind) to any suggestions otherwise.