Why is Suburbia becoming conservative?

[Odin]

Originally posted by Albert Speer
bah suburbia is the world of leftist white decadence...

i think people in this thread are confusing small towns with suburbs... small towns and rural areas have always been very conservative... suburbs are much more liberal, being the haven of upper middle class professionals (lawyers et al) but the fact that they got families probably moderated them a bit.

Excuse me? most people in the rural area that I live in are democrats.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by yavoon


he used the word tend.

So?

There are conservatives that are not religous.

[St Leo]

Originally posted by Albert Speer


why oh why is it that religious people tend to be conservative then?

Because the kind of religious people who tend to be conservative also tend to not be humanist (i.e. not care about humanity) and to not actually follow Buddha's and Jesus' Golden Rule.

[yavoon]

Originally posted by MrFun


So?

There are conservatives that are not religous.

do u understand what "tend to be conservative" means?

[Dis]

Originally posted by St Leo


Dissident, this may be hard for you to believe, but there are some people who:
a) care about humanity
b) realize the benefits of mutual altruism

Fact is, liberals are happier than conservatives.

Besides, being liberal has nothing to do with being against money. It's just that in a liberal society, you can buy more with less.

so by that token conservatives don't care about humanity. interesting.

[Imran Siddiqui]

So?

So, that means he's correct .

[yavoon]

Originally posted by St Leo


Because the kind of religious people who tend to be conservative also tend to not be humanist (i.e. not care about humanity) and to not actually follow Buddha's and Jesus' Golden Rule.

I thought WWII was when we stopped demonizing the opposing side.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by yavoon


do u understand what "tend to be conservative" means?

Do you know what Slowwy or MTG would think if I used the statement:

"White Southerners tend to be racist?"

I'm betting they would take that as a prejudiced, over-generalized remark.

[yavoon]

Originally posted by MrFun


Do you know what Slowwy or MTG would think if I used the statement:

"White Southerners tend to be racist?"

I'm betting they would take that as a prejudiced, over-generalized remark.

if a majority of them were racist u would have a point. they indeed might be offended I dont know. there are a variety of politically incorrect things that carry truth even though they offend ppl.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by yavoon


if a majority of them were racist u would have a point. they indeed might be offended I dont know. there are a variety of politically incorrect things that carry truth even though they offend ppl.

ok -- I guess I see your point

[Imran Siddiqui]

Because most White Southerners aren't racist, at least these days .

Most religious people though are conservative. The most religious areas in the US are the ones that vote most solidly Republican after all. It doesn't mean all religious people are conservative, but they do tend to be.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Because most White Southerners aren't racist, at least these days .

Most religious people though are conservative. The most religious areas in the US are the ones that vote most solidly Republican after all. It doesn't mean all religious people are conservative, but they do tend to be.

ok

[Dis]

what about hispanics who are catholic? many of them are liberal.

well at least they are liberal until they live in the U.S. long enough to develop some sense

[yavoon]

Originally posted by Dissident
what about hispanics who are catholic? many of them are liberal.

well at least they are liberal until they live in the U.S. long enough to develop some sense

I imagine conservatives and their anti immigration policies scare them.

[Al B. Sure!]

actually i posted about that before, dissident... according to a recent poll, hispanics are more likely to be against abortions and gay rights issues than the american population as a whole... and a majority supports bush and his tax cuts... most have no love for the republican party though...

i think i entitled the thread "Hispanics support Bush and his tax cuts"