Arlington one of the most politically intolerant counties

[Anonymous]

https://www.arlnow.com/2019/03/04/new-polling-ranks-arlington-among-countrys-most-politically-intolerant-counties/

Shocker. Not ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.arlnow.com/2019/03/04/new-polling-ranks-arlington-among-countrys-most-politically-intolerant-counties/

Shocker. Not ?

Yeah - you should hear how the people from South Arlington like to attack people in North Arlington. Psycho level drama.

[Anonymous]

They’ve got nothing on Takoma Park.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They’ve got nothing on Takoma Park.

At least Takoma Park folks aren't afraid to live with brown people.

[Anonymous]

I could not agree more with this article. I have lived in majority conservative areas but never encountered anything like the intolerance I have seen in Arlington in the 15 years I have lived here. The assumptions are what gets me- the person striking up a conversation at party or event assumes that since you look like/are a local, of course your beliefs match theirs so they feel free to state their views as if they are facts. Imagine the utter shock when someone actually disagrees politically. The surprise that someone would dare to use the name Reagan in reference to the airport. The shock when they hear that you have relatives who own guns (heaven forbid you own one yourself).

I’m not Republican, or conservative, but believe that many Arlingtonians are way too secure and ignorant in their tough little bubble.

[Anonymous]

While I don't think that Arlingtonians are necessarily politically open-minded (myself being an Arlingtonian) one comment on the article really keys in on the bunk from this survey:

This is an...interesting...methodology.

To do this assessment, PredictWise first partnered with Pollfish to run a nationwide poll of 2,000 adults to capture people’s feelings about the other party. The survey asked how people would feel if a close family member married a Republican or a Democrat; how well they think the terms selfish, compassionate, or patriotic describe Democrats versus Republicans; and other questions designed to capture sentiments about political differences.

Based on the survey results, Tobias Konitzer, the co-founder of PredictWise, investigated which demographic characteristics seemed to correlate with partisan prejudice. He found, for example, that age, race, urbanicity, partisan loyalty, and education did coincide with more prejudice (but gender did not). In this way, he created a kind of profile of contemporary partisan prejudice.

So really, Arlington shares a similar demographic profile to people who are "prejudiced" against people of the other political party. It's reasonably possible that not a single Arlington resident was actually surveyed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.arlnow.com/2019/03/04/new-polling-ranks-arlington-among-countrys-most-politically-intolerant-counties/

Shocker. Not ?

Yeah - you should hear how the people from South Arlington like to attack people in North Arlington. Psycho level drama.

South Arlington Liberation Army strikes AGAIN!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They’ve got nothing on Takoma Park.

True, but it is getting better.

Signed, conservative living in Takoma Park

[Anonymous]

Yep...one side wants universal health care and incremental action to preserve the planet, while the other is fine with babies in cages and a moron-in-chief running a kleptocracy. What’s to discuss?

[Anonymous]

Who needs a border wall when you have an invisible fence (Route 50) and all the county politicians replace the battery regularly?

[Anonymous]

Arlington is so hardscrabble and ugly. Depressing looking community

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arlington is so hardscrabble and ugly. Depressing looking community

Have you ever been at Gravelly Point watching the sun rise?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arlington is so hardscrabble and ugly. Depressing looking community

My neighborhood is beautiful. That’s all I care about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yep...one side wants universal health care and incremental action to preserve the planet, while the other is fine with babies in cages and a moron-in-chief running a kleptocracy. What’s to discuss?

Your closed mind and ignorance of the political spectrum?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Arlington is so hardscrabble and ugly. Depressing looking community

It’s a typical DC suburb. Ugly. This area has the worst housing stock. And it’s just a huge mass of overdevelopment. Nothing charming about the DC area.