anybody cares to speculate WHY?

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Demographics from Gallup from final poll before election.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/content/?ci=13957

Kerry won among high school dropouts and post grads
Bush won among some college and college grads

I have some idea WHY, but would like to hear from all of you.

[Rolo]

People generally have the political opinion, which they can afford?

[Nickatilynx]

Originally posted by Rolo@Nov 6 2004, 02:42 PM
People generally have the political opinion, which they can afford?

Actually Rolo in my case , as I grew older and wealthier, my views changed from very conservative to being a virtual Champagne Socialist.

Maybe I am the exception.

My family used to tell me with wealth ,education,and priviledge comes responsibility .

Of course normally I was too drunk , high , or horny to pay attention. ;-))

I now understand their point.

Perhaps George Bush should be reminded that in any civilised society the stronger should feel a moral (spit) responsibility to the weak.

(note: in business the above views of Nickatilynx do not apply. )

;-))

[Vick]

Originally posted by Nickatilynx@Nov 6 2004, 06:25 PM
Perhaps George Bush should be reminded that in any civilised society the stronger should feel a moral (spit) responsibility to the weak.

Um perhaps not

Or I pass on being a member of civilized society

Let's go dancing on the back of the bruised

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My theory of WHY is because:
1) the drop outs are the major benefits of social programs and hand outs
2) post grads are smart enough to understand that those social programs and handouts are nothing else but SAFETY valves,
designed to prevent social uphevals a-la Russia in 1917.
Poor people in mass with weapons are not a pretty picture for society.
(Anybody who lived thru LA riots would agree, even though it was on a lighter scale - no weapons)

[Buff]

Originally posted by Serge_Oprano@Nov 7 2004, 06:31 AM
My theory of WHY is because:
1) the drop outs are the major benefits of social programs and hand outs
2) post grads are smart enough to understand that those social programs and handouts are nothing else but SAFETY valves,
designed to prevent social uphevals a-la Russia in 1917.
Poor people in mass with weapons are not a pretty picture for society.
(Anybody who lived thru LA riots would agree, even though it was on a lighter scale - no weapons)

The first part of your analysis is right. I think the second part is wrong though. Those post graduates on the left tend to be in Academia, and they have a love for all things Marx. They seek to uproot traditional power structures and view the world in terms of sexism, racism, ethnocentricism, ageism, classism, etc.

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Originally posted by Buff+Nov 7 2004, 07:33 AM-->