"Berang" (berang) 08/17/2019 at 18:51 • Filed to: None

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Patrick Bedard writes about a survey of college professors who own cars (in the late 1970s).

If you need to know, owners of GM products were the most conservative, with Ford 2nd, and Chrysler 3rd (interestingly though , for both Chrysler and Ford, less than half of the owners surveyed were conservative).

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Berang 08/17/2019 at 19:05

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That's biased though, I bet college professors as a whole skew more liberal than the general population.

Berang > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 08/17/2019 at 19:09

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It was also the late 1970's. Which was a particularly embarrassing time for the GOP.

Khalbali > Berang 08/17/2019 at 19:15

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That reminds me, I saw a new xc90 t6 the other day with a trump sticker on it, I was stunned. Couldn't get a pic I was driving and i lost it pretty quickly.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Berang 08/17/2019 at 19:41

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I love my Vo’ and I’m pretty ‘liberal’ but I think now-liberalism is hot wet garbage.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Berang 08/17/2019 at 19:50

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My dad was a college professor in the 70s. Somewhat liberal and drove a SAAB 99. 

DipodomysDeserti > Berang 08/17/2019 at 20:12

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Not sure the 1970s concepts of “ liberal”, “Democrat” or “ Republican” have any relation to today’s .

WilliamsSW > DipodomysDeserti 08/17/2019 at 21:27

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Pretty sure any 70s Republican this side of Barry Goldwater would be labeled a commie today 

DipodomysDeserti > WilliamsSW 08/17/2019 at 23:09

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Barry Goldwater thought the religious right were dangerous nutcases. He’d definitely be considered a liberal by today’s standards. Shit, our Republican president shit all over John McCain.

“ Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they’re sure trying to do so, it’s going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can’t and won’t compromise. I know, I’ve tried to deal with them.”

-Barry Goldwater

WilliamsSW > DipodomysDeserti 08/17/2019 at 23:48

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I had forgotten about that quote. All too pr escient.   But he was about as far right as they came at that time.

DipodomysDeserti > WilliamsSW 08/17/2019 at 23:59

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True, which really says something about where we are at today.

Future Heap Owner > Berang 08/18/2019 at 02:00

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I own both a GM truck and a Volvo wagon 

Berang > Future Heap Owner 08/18/2019 at 02:30

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a moderate then

Berang > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) 08/18/2019 at 02:30

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not much isn’t these days

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > WilliamsSW 08/18/2019 at 07:35

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And also correct, it seems. 

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Berang 08/18/2019 at 09:32

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That was supposed to be neo-liberalism.