"I think the correct conclusion would be that a strikingly even line is drawn through our population. "
This "study" was only done on a handfull of college students. There is no way you can extrapulate a cross section of the entire population using such base. Especially given that the "seperator" is an opinion ("Do you more liberal than conservative?").
Unless of course you believe that people are liberal or conservative from birth and never become more or less one or the other as they grow and change...
How right, it would be much better off like it was in the ole days, with rape squads, genocide and NO accountability to anyone (especially the UN), just like in the good ole days of Saddam. Ahh yes, I long for the good ole days; invading neighboring countries, poisoning/killing women and children indiscriminately, torture; seems like only yesterday when I was vacationing in the lazy hamlet of Basrah sipping wine and laughing at the thought of the UN inspectors. Ha Ha. Inspect this UN!
We all miss those long gone wistful summer carefree days in Baghdad, and unfortunately the US didn't listen to the French and Russians who wanted to just take the money Saddam was giving and run to the bank. We could of been rich. We could have rich I tells ya.
Now we are stuck trying to bring democracy to a country of people who have been living under tyranny. We should just leave and let the blood letting begin. And hopefully after only 3 or 4 years of more genocide, and hopefully only 100,000 deaths, by the different fanatic religious factions there'll be another dictator, and the oil will still be there, so we can get back to some serious partying in Baghdad.
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"I think the correct conclusion would be that a strikingly even line is drawn through our population. " This "study" was only done on a handfull of college students. There is no way you can extrapulate a cross section of the entire population using such base. Especially given that the "seperator" is an opinion ("Do you more liberal than conservative?"). Unless of course you believe that people are liberal or conservative from birth and never become more or less one or the other as they grow and change...
The test is totally inconclusive regarding anyone other than college students.
People change.
Many young people are liberal, and as they grow and mature many become more conservative.
Here is the Setup
College Aged Liberals =future liberals + future conservatives
Here is the test results:
College Aged Future Liberals/Future Conservatives = tolerate ambiguity and conflict better.
So it means nothing, but if helps you sleep at night...
I am awaiting the results of the study that determines whether college students spend more time in college than non-college students.
M
"Bush wrecked the country"...
How right, it would be much better off like it was in the ole days, with rape squads, genocide and NO accountability to anyone (especially the UN), just like in the good ole days of Saddam. Ahh yes, I long for the good ole days; invading neighboring countries, poisoning/killing women and children indiscriminately, torture; seems like only yesterday when I was vacationing in the lazy hamlet of Basrah sipping wine and laughing at the thought of the UN inspectors. Ha Ha. Inspect this UN!
We all miss those long gone wistful summer carefree days in Baghdad, and unfortunately the US didn't listen to the French and Russians who wanted to just take the money Saddam was giving and run to the bank. We could of been rich. We could have rich I tells ya.
Now we are stuck trying to bring democracy to a country of people who have been living under tyranny. We should just leave and let the blood letting begin. And hopefully after only 3 or 4 years of more genocide, and hopefully only 100,000 deaths, by the different fanatic religious factions there'll be another dictator, and the oil will still be there, so we can get back to some serious partying in Baghdad.