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Originally Posted by Zythryn
What I question is any conclusion that political affiliation is a result of these traits rather than the traits being a result of political affiliation.
It also does nothing to explain the many people what identify partially with both, or many political parties.
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good points. chicken or egg?
I was surprised when I did apolitical affiliations test/questionaire last year to find my third choice was a right wing Christian party.. friends consoled my shattered ego by explaining they have progressive social policies (Family First!!!)
I mean I do like the Sermon on the Mount but. . . .
I do notice that usually people here tend to vote as there parents did.
If your mum hunts moose you do too? So the chicken comes first.
That
might be changing it SEEMS a lot of the the young are voting "Green".
This is about as left wing as you can get here in a party with a more than one policy platform.
Aside:
(I always give the Marijuana party my sympathy vote. This is possible in a preferential system as you vote gets re-allocated to number 2 if the MJ party does not get in.)
BTW I have never smoked MJ. I am waiting for one of you to send me some seed!)
Although I was very surprised with the only seriously, filthy-rich and international-jet-setting executive I know said he was going to vote Green in his homeland in Germany
I was really surprised and asked why?- with my jaw on the ground.
He said "You have to see what they have done to the country" he said,
"as you approach some German towns there is just a huge plume of smoke rising in the air.. . .
You have to vote green."
