Anonymous wrote:Because Republicans love guns more than human lives. Fact.

True. Unless you have a personal armed body guard with you at all times, you are just as susceptible to crazy shooters as the non rich. Look at those Rs who were shot by crazy people with easy access to guns. Most mass shooters bought their weapons legally. There are just too many dam!ed guns and easy access to them.

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Anonymous wrote:The areas that you cite are highly educated. Education level is a bigger driver in party affiliation. The more educated you are the more likely you are to vote for Democrats. The less educated you are, the more likely you are to vote for Republicans.

That is a result of indoctrination in the colleges, not education

DP. "Indoctrination in colleges"? You mean being taught to think critically? Not accepting the status quo? Questioning authority? Examining history and society through different lenses? Challenging widely-held beliefs? Learning about other cultures and political systems? Fostering intellectual curiosity? If that's "indoctrination," I'll take it.

No, I mean being failed in classes for not thinking critically and not accepting the current leftist agenda, whatever that may be. Colleges are a group think exercise now.

Only people who didn't go to college would think this. There are hundreds of majors in a college and thousands of courses. Most of those courses have zero to do with any kind of politics, left or otherwise, and those things are so completely irrelevant to most of the college professors that when someone says something like that you can immediately tell they have no idea what a college campus is like. There are also thousands of colleges in the US, and some are left-wing oases and others are run by televangelists, and then there is everything in between. You're showing your ignorance by spouting this group think nonsense. Also, group think is the opposite of critical thinking, so you don't even know what it is you are opposing.

Sorry, I wrote that and have a Master’s degree. The culture of colleges today restricts conservatism. Professors have been let go for thinking outside the current political box

What complete nonsense. It is common for an assignment to ask the student to explain a given topic from multiple points of view. I have never seen a professor fail someone for their idea rather they grade you based on your ability to present a valid argument. I think you have no personal experience with any of this and are merely repeating talking points you have heard.

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Anonymous wrote:The areas that you cite are highly educated. Education level is a bigger driver in party affiliation. The more educated you are the more likely you are to vote for Democrats. The less educated you are, the more likely you are to vote for Republicans.

That is a result of indoctrination in the colleges, not education

DP. "Indoctrination in colleges"? You mean being taught to think critically? Not accepting the status quo? Questioning authority? Examining history and society through different lenses? Challenging widely-held beliefs? Learning about other cultures and political systems? Fostering intellectual curiosity? If that's "indoctrination," I'll take it.

No, I mean being failed in classes for not thinking critically and not accepting the current leftist agenda, whatever that may be. Colleges are a group think exercise now.

Only people who didn't go to college would think this. There are hundreds of majors in a college and thousands of courses. Most of those courses have zero to do with any kind of politics, left or otherwise, and those things are so completely irrelevant to most of the college professors that when someone says something like that you can immediately tell they have no idea what a college campus is like. There are also thousands of colleges in the US, and some are left-wing oases and others are run by televangelists, and then there is everything in between. You're showing your ignorance by spouting this group think nonsense. Also, group think is the opposite of critical thinking, so you don't even know what it is you are opposing.

Sorry, I wrote that and have a Master’s degree. The culture of colleges today restricts conservatism. Professors have been let go for thinking outside the current political box

No, it doesn't. But conservative snowflakes have to complain about something and demonizing "college campuses" because their white nationalist ethno christian vision isn't popular with 18-22 year olds causes this backlash.

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Anonymous wrote:The areas that you cite are highly educated. Education level is a bigger driver in party affiliation. The more educated you are the more likely you are to vote for Democrats. The less educated you are, the more likely you are to vote for Republicans.

That is a result of indoctrination in the colleges, not education

DP. "Indoctrination in colleges"? You mean being taught to think critically? Not accepting the status quo? Questioning authority? Examining history and society through different lenses? Challenging widely-held beliefs? Learning about other cultures and political systems? Fostering intellectual curiosity? If that's "indoctrination," I'll take it.

No, I mean being failed in classes for not thinking critically and not accepting the current leftist agenda, whatever that may be. Colleges are a group think exercise now.

Only people who didn't go to college would think this. There are hundreds of majors in a college and thousands of courses. Most of those courses have zero to do with any kind of politics, left or otherwise, and those things are so completely irrelevant to most of the college professors that when someone says something like that you can immediately tell they have no idea what a college campus is like. There are also thousands of colleges in the US, and some are left-wing oases and others are run by televangelists, and then there is everything in between. You're showing your ignorance by spouting this group think nonsense. Also, group think is the opposite of critical thinking, so you don't even know what it is you are opposing.

Sorry, I wrote that and have a Master’s degree. The culture of colleges today restricts conservatism. Professors have been let go for thinking outside the current political box

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Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

Why do people with few resources vote conservatively? As you suggest, liberal policies generally favor the disadvantaged.

Because they value their freedom? Because they know they can do it themselves? Because they don’t want to live on the government teat?

Being forced to give birth is the opposite of freedom.

No one is being forced. Abortion simply went back to the states. Oh, the drama!

Where certain states are now forcing girls and women, some of whom were raped, to forced births. Why do you ignore this fact?

Please give me a list, with names, of girls and women who cannot get abortions anywhere in the country.

if you want gynecological lists of women and girls, ask Ron Desantis.

I’m asking people here. Surely there should be thousands by now!

What makes you think that every woman who had a problem getting an abortion published her story?

Are you saying it's reasonable for women to have to travel fo other states to receive this care? How are they supposed to afford that? Time off, hotels, waiting periods, plus the cost of the procedure?

Here
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/26/1111280165/because-of-texas-abortion-law-her-wanted-pregnancy-became-a-medical-nightmare

And this https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/16/health/abortion-texas-sepsis/index.html

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/texas-woman-describes-ordeal-with-state-abortion-law-after-miscarriage

and here https://time.com/6208860/ohio-woman-forced-travel-abortion/

And here's a whole collection! https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/abortion/federal-and-state-bans-and-restrictions-abortion/20-week-bans/personal-stories-reveal-how-20-week-abortion-bans-would-hurt-wom

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1) Elizabeth was released from the hospital. Off they go to another nearby state that allowed abortion. She was not in dire straits. She just wanted one.

2) Amanda could have driven with her husband the 8 hours to another state. They chose not to.

3) Marlena was giving the pill. She chose not to go that route.

4) Tara could have gone to another state. She tried Michigan. Go to CO or CA. She had time.

5) Don’t hand me planned parenthood stories and expect they won’t be biased.

Republicans: so you have to travel out of state for a procedure, and spend one or two nights, take off extra days of work, find someone to babysit overnight. No biggie.

Showing themselves to be the elitists that they are.

All were given in-state choices. They just didn’t like them

Have you ever had a miscarriage? Assuming you are a woman and over a certain age, let's assume yes.

How would you have felt if your doctors had been unable to help you during your miscarriage? If the "choices" in your state were not adequeate? Because some old white men in Washington DC took away your right to privacy?

OK so you go to a neighboring state. Do you have kids already? Do you have a job? What if there's a waiting period when you get to the other state? Do you have the money for a hotel night(s)? And who is going to keep your existing kids? Do you have helpful relatives around? Do you have to pay for that care? Bring your other toddlers to a blue state for your abortion trip? Meanwhile you have a festering corpse inside you and are risking a placental bleed that could potentially be life threatening or fertility compromising. Apart from the biological health aspects the mental torment of waiting to get your baby corpse removed is horrific.

Politicians - especially those who have never been pregnant - should NOT be a part of making these dcisions. Only doctors should.

Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

Has this thread provided any clarity, OP?

You were quite brave in posting such a question in one of the wealthiest places in America, DCUM

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Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

Why do people with few resources vote conservatively? As you suggest, liberal policies generally favor the disadvantaged.

Because they value their freedom? Because they know they can do it themselves? Because they don’t want to live on the government teat?

The government has no teats.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

Virtue signaling plus making it harder for others to attain similar levels of wealth.

Describes Rs to a T

You're quite confused.

No, you are. Rs are explicitly the party of the rich—wanting to cut Medicare & SS, cutting taxes for the rich, raising taxes on the poor, etc. You can’t be serious?

You may want to read OP's first post to understand the discussion instead of behaving like a Russian bot with typical blahblah.

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Virtue signaling plus making it harder for others to attain similar levels of wealth.

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You're quite confused.

No, you are. Rs are explicitly the party of the rich—wanting to cut Medicare & SS, cutting taxes for the rich, raising taxes on the poor, etc. You can’t be serious?

Anonymous wrote:Why? Because you need a democracy to support capitalism.

The irony is that Republicans don’t want Adam Smith-style capitalism. They want incumbency, insider’ism, price monopolies, and political capture. That isn’t capitalism or a free market.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do the wealthiest places in America - the Upper East Side, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Chevy Chase, Winnetka, Beverly Hills etc. - vote D? Don't they do better under Republican policies?

Virtue signaling plus making it harder for others to attain similar levels of wealth.

Describes Rs to a T

You're quite confused.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s all about luxury beliefs. Read up on it, fascinating author and fascinating idea

Poorer people would be wise to take up and emulate wealthier peoples’ beliefs on those topics unless they want to stay poor.

You clearly don’t know what these beliefs are. I really really suggest you acquaint yourself. It’s exactly what wealthy privileged people try to make poor people believe in, but don’t practice themselves.

Yes, I do. I saw an article, for example, written by an elite college student who was low-income. They were complaining about “hookup culture” and that richer students refused to settle down into relationships, whereas apparently poorer students wanted to marry and settle down and start a family.

The author was not aware that the wealthier students will not marry until much later, and will move around the U.S. for career purposes. That is what she should have been doing, too. You don’t become rich by having kids at 24.

Why? Because you need a democracy to support capitalism.

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Anonymous wrote:The areas that you cite are highly educated. Education level is a bigger driver in party affiliation. The more educated you are the more likely you are to vote for Democrats. The less educated you are, the more likely you are to vote for Republicans.

That is a result of indoctrination in the colleges, not education

DP. "Indoctrination in colleges"? You mean being taught to think critically? Not accepting the status quo? Questioning authority? Examining history and society through different lenses? Challenging widely-held beliefs? Learning about other cultures and political systems? Fostering intellectual curiosity? If that's "indoctrination," I'll take it.

No, I mean being failed in classes for not thinking critically and not accepting the current leftist agenda, whatever that may be. Colleges are a group think exercise now.

You need a college education. I don’t think you know what any of these words mean.

They won't go to college because of the indoctrination, and also the deep state 5G baby-eating.

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That is a result of indoctrination in the colleges, not education

DP. "Indoctrination in colleges"? You mean being taught to think critically? Not accepting the status quo? Questioning authority? Examining history and society through different lenses? Challenging widely-held beliefs? Learning about other cultures and political systems? Fostering intellectual curiosity? If that's "indoctrination," I'll take it.

No, I mean being failed in classes for not thinking critically and not accepting the current leftist agenda, whatever that may be. Colleges are a group think exercise now.

Only people who didn't go to college would think this. There are hundreds of majors in a college and thousands of courses. Most of those courses have zero to do with any kind of politics, left or otherwise, and those things are so completely irrelevant to most of the college professors that when someone says something like that you can immediately tell they have no idea what a college campus is like. There are also thousands of colleges in the US, and some are left-wing oases and others are run by televangelists, and then there is everything in between. You're showing your ignorance by spouting this group think nonsense. Also, group think is the opposite of critical thinking, so you don't even know what it is you are opposing.