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Why Are So Many Nerds Libertarians?

Posted by kdawson on from the out-of-left-field dept.

BrendanMcGrail writes "Why do so many nerds seem to lean toward the Libertarian end of the spectrum? As a leftist, I know there are many people who share my ideological views, but have very little in common with me in terms of profession and non-work interests. Is the community's political bent directly tied to our higher than average economic success?"

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  1. Re:Because we all know by Knuckles · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Seems someone used all 5 mod points on me, hehe.

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