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ambivalent 

1. Torn between two opposing actions.
2. A feeling of loving and hating at the same time.
1. Will I stay or will I go?
2. I feel kinda ambivalent towards Marc today.
ambivalent by Maesun June 9, 2005
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Ambivalent Right 

Ambivalent Right (noun):

A political group primarily leaning Republican but holding mixed or moderate views on certain social issues, immigration, and foreign policy.

Characterized by alignment with core conservative values on government size, regulation, and economics, while showing more progressive stances on topics like abortion and same-sex marriage.

Often younger and more ethnically diverse than other GOP groups, the Ambivalent Right expresses dissatisfaction with both major political parties, reflecting a complex blend of conservatism with nuanced social views.
I live in the Deep South, but I voted purple on the ballot sheet. I want small government and support abortion for medical purposes. I’m conservative, but agree with some Democrat ideologies. I suppose this makes me ambivalent right.

Ambivalent 

having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone

this ones for the half in and half outs, the ones who want the Chase even when they knOw the route.

have you ever read something and left impressed but uNsure of the meaninG? peRplexed if you’ve been condoned or condemned? it mAy be written by someone who is ambivalenT. It's a word marked for someone indecisive, for whatever reason that may be. sometimes they know what they want bUt are apprehensive toward following through or other times they genuineLy are unsure. either way, their lAck of communicaTion often leaves those around them decIphering and cOnfused. Those who are ambivalent are far from immoral people though – i’d say a murder definitely knows what they want. some ambivalent people are even creative, thoughtful, and comedic.

An example would be a migrant, who has rarely been cut any slack in the couNtryside of mexico, choosing to emigrate into the uS. however, upon reaching tijuana, they feel the feels of the scary unknown in san diego confLicting with the home and cultUre they have always known. one way to deteCt ambivalent people is by their delaYed or mixed responses, or their focus on how a message was delivered (mail to the meth capital of the world isn’t cheap) instead of the message itself.
gibby, played by noah munck, was the opposite of ambivalent
Ambivalent by Big Mick Energy June 15, 2024

ambivalent 

the most boring person you will encounter in your lifetime
yawn… that guys is so ambivalent
ambivalent by ur mom butt / November 20, 2024
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