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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think generally, very liberal areas tend to think of the collective, whereas the red areas are much more about the individual, and "I do what I like as long as it's not illegal".. "don't tread on me".

That's also why very liberal areas tend to have higher tax rates, higher minimum wage, more social welfare, do more things for the poor.

It's a collective mindset vs individual mindset.[/quote]

This is laughable.[/quote]

Why? It's definitely accurate. [/quote]

Have you ever left your very liberal area ever?  You think people in red states don't do anything for their neighbors or to help the poor?  Or do whatever they "like as long as it's not illegal?"

Get your nose out of the air.[/quote]

You have zero idea about anything about me, but I do hold a PhD in American Political Science and specialized in political psych/public opinion. Levels of Individualism are higher among conservative/Republican ideology. Pure and simple.

I guarantee you I grew up in a redder state than you did.[/quote]

NP. Community mindedness isn’t the only explanation though. The hyper cautious approach to Covid is what led to the long-term school closures around here, which definitely had extremely negative, long-term effects on many members of the community. Yet American liberals, unlike Europeans who are generally recognized as being more community oriented than Americans, have been happy to tell families to fend for themselves while pretending that kids are resilient. Clearly there has been some picking and choosing which members of the community and which public goods matter, and the singular focus the threat of infectious disease at the expense of considering any other risks to the community has been quite a unique American phenomenon.[/quote]

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