"The primary driver of the ideological differences are in whether you believe more in self reliance or group reliance. Conservatives center around rural and more outlying areas, whereas liberals are often more concentrated in population centers. "
I think this is an interesting tangent. (first noting that the study did not say conservatives are dumb).
The self reliance vrs group reliance only describes one aspect of conservatives. Many conservatives tend to be very structure oriented, dogmatic, and authoritarian. Demanding that someone else stand for a flag, take their hat off indoors, or pump gas for a girlfriend who wants to pump her own gas doesn't really jive with "self reliance."
Are they related?
Is a conservative self reliant because he's for self reliance, or is he self reliant because he grew up in an age and area where self reliance was the norm and its what he thinks is the "right way to be" because its what he's used to? I don't know the answer to that, but I think its an interesting question.
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I think this is an interesting tangent. (first noting that the study did not say conservatives are dumb).
The self reliance vrs group reliance only describes one aspect of conservatives. Many conservatives tend to be very structure oriented, dogmatic, and authoritarian. Demanding that someone else stand for a flag, take their hat off indoors, or pump gas for a girlfriend who wants to pump her own gas doesn't really jive with "self reliance."
Are they related?
Is a conservative self reliant because he's for self reliance, or is he self reliant because he grew up in an age and area where self reliance was the norm and its what he thinks is the "right way to be" because its what he's used to? I don't know the answer to that, but I think its an interesting question.
-----------------------------Baron Von Speedypants
-----------------------------RunTraining articles here:
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...runtraining;#1612485